Average Error: 0.6 → 0.8
Time: 5.9s
Precision: binary64
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double code(double v) {
	return ((double) acos(((double) (((double) (1.0 - ((double) (5.0 * ((double) (v * v)))))) / ((double) (((double) (v * v)) - 1.0))))));
}
double code(double v) {
	return ((double) acos(((double) (((double) (v * ((double) (((double) (v + ((double) pow(v, 3.0)))) * 4.0)))) - 1.0))));
}

Error

Bits error versus v

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Derivation

  1. Initial program 0.6

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  2. Taylor expanded around 0 0.8

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  3. Simplified0.8

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  4. Final simplification0.8

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Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020191 
(FPCore (v)
  :name "Falkner and Boettcher, Appendix B, 1"
  :precision binary64
  (acos (/ (- 1.0 (* 5.0 (* v v))) (- (* v v) 1.0))))