The quadratic formula (r2)

Average Error: 34.0 → 9.3

Time: 7.1s

Precision: binary64

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Math

\[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]

↓

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -660.263979645909444:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le -1.6677459094321907 \cdot 10^{-108}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} - b}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 8.2357652624696763 \cdot 10^{111}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{2 \cdot a} - \frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Target

Original	34.0
Target	21.4
Herbie	9.3

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \lt 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

1. Split input into 4 regimes

2. if b < -660.263979645909444

   1. Initial program 55.1

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]

   2. Taylor expanded around -inf 6.6

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}}\]

   if -660.263979645909444 < b < -1.6677459094321907e-108

   1. Initial program 33.7

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
   2. Using strategy rm

   3. Applied flip-- 33.7

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}}{2 \cdot a}\]

   4. Simplified 14.2

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{\color{blue}{4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right) + 0}}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a}\]

   5. Simplified 14.2

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right) + 0}{\color{blue}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} - b}}}{2 \cdot a}\]

   if -1.6677459094321907e-108 < b < 8.2357652624696763e111

   1. Initial program 12.2

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
   2. Using strategy rm

   3. Applied div-sub 12.2

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-b}{2 \cdot a} - \frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}}\]

   if 8.2357652624696763e111 < b

   1. Initial program 49.9

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
   2. Using strategy rm

   3. Applied flip-- 63.3

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}}{2 \cdot a}\]

   4. Simplified 62.3

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{\color{blue}{4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right) + 0}}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a}\]

   5. Simplified 62.3

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right) + 0}{\color{blue}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} - b}}}{2 \cdot a}\]

   6. Taylor expanded around 0 3.9

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{b}{a}}\]
3. Recombined 4 regimes into one program.

4. Final simplification 9.3

   \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -660.263979645909444:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le -1.6677459094321907 \cdot 10^{-108}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} - b}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 8.2357652624696763 \cdot 10^{111}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{2 \cdot a} - \frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020182 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "The quadratic formula (r2)"
  :precision binary64

  :herbie-target
  (if (< b 0.0) (/ c (* a (/ (+ (neg b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4.0 (* a c))))) (* 2.0 a)))) (/ (- (neg b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4.0 (* a c))))) (* 2.0 a)))

  (/ (- (neg b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4.0 (* a c))))) (* 2.0 a)))