Average Error: 19.7 → 6.6
Time: 5.7s
Precision: binary64
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]
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\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -2.17468008007162615 \cdot 10^{54}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{a \cdot \left(c \cdot \frac{2}{b}\right) + b \cdot -2}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le -8.39637267994406 \cdot 10^{-301}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\frac{4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)} - b}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right)} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 7.9501412904844394 \cdot 10^{132}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{b \cdot -2 + \left(\sqrt[3]{a} \cdot \sqrt[3]{a}\right) \cdot \left(c \cdot \left(\frac{2}{b} \cdot \sqrt[3]{a}\right)\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right)} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Derivation

  1. Split input into 4 regimes

  2. if b < -2.17468008007162615e54

    1. Initial program 39.4

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

    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 9.8

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

    3. Simplified5.5

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

    if -2.17468008007162615e54 < b < -8.39637267994406e-301

    1. Initial program 9.2

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

    3. Applied flip--9.2

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

    4. Simplified9.2

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

    5. Simplified9.2

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

    if -8.39637267994406e-301 < b < 7.9501412904844394e132

    1. Initial program 8.0

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

    3. Applied flip-+8.0

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

    4. Simplified8.0

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

    5. Simplified8.0

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

    if 7.9501412904844394e132 < b

    1. Initial program 33.6

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

    2. Taylor expanded around inf 6.5

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

    3. Simplified1.9

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\color{blue}{a \cdot \left(c \cdot \frac{2}{b}\right) + b \cdot -2}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]
    4. Using strategy rm

    5. Applied add-cube-cbrt1.9

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\color{blue}{\left(\left(\sqrt[3]{a} \cdot \sqrt[3]{a}\right) \cdot \sqrt[3]{a}\right)} \cdot \left(c \cdot \frac{2}{b}\right) + b \cdot -2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

    6. Applied associate-*l*1.9

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\color{blue}{\left(\sqrt[3]{a} \cdot \sqrt[3]{a}\right) \cdot \left(\sqrt[3]{a} \cdot \left(c \cdot \frac{2}{b}\right)\right)} + b \cdot -2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

    7. Simplified1.9

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(\sqrt[3]{a} \cdot \sqrt[3]{a}\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot \left(\frac{2}{b} \cdot \sqrt[3]{a}\right)\right)} + b \cdot -2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]
  3. Recombined 4 regimes into one program.

  4. Final simplification6.6

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \le -2.17468008007162615 \cdot 10^{54}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{a \cdot \left(c \cdot \frac{2}{b}\right) + b \cdot -2}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le -8.39637267994406 \cdot 10^{-301}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\frac{4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)} - b}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right)} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \le 7.9501412904844394 \cdot 10^{132}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \ge 0.0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{b \cdot -2 + \left(\sqrt[3]{a} \cdot \sqrt[3]{a}\right) \cdot \left(c \cdot \left(\frac{2}{b} \cdot \sqrt[3]{a}\right)\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right)} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020184 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "jeff quadratic root 2"
  :precision binary64
  (if (>= b 0.0) (/ (* 2.0 c) (- (neg b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c))))) (/ (+ (neg b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c)))) (* 2.0 a))))