Average Error: 34.0 → 6.8
Time: 4.2s
Precision: binary64
\[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \le -8.4117180049109038 \cdot 10^{153}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\frac{1}{2}}{\frac{b_2}{c}} + b_2 \cdot -2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 4.8980015245867535 \cdot 10^{-188}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a}}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 9.4210542640159787 \cdot 10^{109}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b_2}{a} - \frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b_2

Bits error versus c

Derivation

  1. Split input into 4 regimes

  2. if b_2 < -8.4117180049109038e153

    1. Initial program 64.0

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
    2. Using strategy rm

    3. Applied clear-num64.0

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{1}{\frac{a}{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}}}\]
    4. Using strategy rm

    5. Applied flip--64.0

      \[\leadsto \frac{1}{\frac{a}{\color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b_2\right) \cdot \left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}}}}\]

    6. Applied associate-/r/64.0

      \[\leadsto \frac{1}{\color{blue}{\frac{a}{\left(-b_2\right) \cdot \left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}} \cdot \left(\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}\right)}}\]

    7. Applied associate-/r*64.0

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{1}{\frac{a}{\left(-b_2\right) \cdot \left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}}}{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}}\]

    8. Simplified39.3

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{a \cdot c}{a}}}{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}\]

    9. Taylor expanded around 0 39.1

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{c}}{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}\]

    10. Taylor expanded around -inf 7.8

      \[\leadsto \frac{c}{\color{blue}{\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b_2} - 2 \cdot b_2}}\]

    11. Simplified1.5

      \[\leadsto \frac{c}{\color{blue}{a \cdot \frac{\frac{1}{2}}{\frac{b_2}{c}} + b_2 \cdot -2}}\]

    if -8.4117180049109038e153 < b_2 < 4.8980015245867535e-188

    1. Initial program 30.9

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
    2. Using strategy rm

    3. Applied clear-num30.9

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{1}{\frac{a}{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}}}\]
    4. Using strategy rm

    5. Applied flip--31.0

      \[\leadsto \frac{1}{\frac{a}{\color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b_2\right) \cdot \left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}}}}\]

    6. Applied associate-/r/31.1

      \[\leadsto \frac{1}{\color{blue}{\frac{a}{\left(-b_2\right) \cdot \left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}} \cdot \left(\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}\right)}}\]

    7. Applied associate-/r*31.1

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{1}{\frac{a}{\left(-b_2\right) \cdot \left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}}}{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}}\]

    8. Simplified14.3

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{a \cdot c}{a}}}{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}\]

    9. Taylor expanded around 0 9.6

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{c}}{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}\]

    if 4.8980015245867535e-188 < b_2 < 9.4210542640159787e109

    1. Initial program 7.4

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
    2. Using strategy rm

    3. Applied div-sub7.4

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-b_2}{a} - \frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}}\]

    if 9.4210542640159787e109 < b_2

    1. Initial program 49.4

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
    2. Using strategy rm

    3. Applied clear-num49.5

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{1}{\frac{a}{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}}}\]

    4. Taylor expanded around 0 4.0

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}}\]
  3. Recombined 4 regimes into one program.

  4. Final simplification6.8

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \le -8.4117180049109038 \cdot 10^{153}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\frac{1}{2}}{\frac{b_2}{c}} + b_2 \cdot -2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 4.8980015245867535 \cdot 10^{-188}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a}}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \le 9.4210542640159787 \cdot 10^{109}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b_2}{a} - \frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020182 
(FPCore (a b_2 c)
  :name "quad2m (problem 3.2.1, negative)"
  :precision binary64
  (/ (- (neg b_2) (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* a c)))) a))