Average Error: 20.1 → 6.6
Time: 4.7s
Precision: binary64
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -4.7481148527399205 \cdot 10^{+135}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{\left(2 \cdot \left(c \cdot \frac{a}{b}\right) - b\right) - b}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 2.918713991694268 \cdot 10^{+66}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot \left(c \cdot \frac{a}{b}\right) + b \cdot -2}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}\\ \end{array}\]
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\

\end{array}
↓
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \leq -4.7481148527399205 \cdot 10^{+135}:\\
\;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{a \cdot 2}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{\left(2 \cdot \left(c \cdot \frac{a}{b}\right) - b\right) - b}\\

\end{array}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 2.918713991694268 \cdot 10^{+66}:\\
\;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{a \cdot 2}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}\\

\end{array}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \geq 0:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot \left(c \cdot \frac{a}{b}\right) + b \cdot -2}{a \cdot 2}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}\\

\end{array}
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double VAR;
	if ((b >= 0.0)) {
		VAR = (((double) (((double) -(b)) - ((double) sqrt(((double) (((double) (b * b)) - ((double) (((double) (4.0 * a)) * c)))))))) / ((double) (2.0 * a)));
	} else {
		VAR = (((double) (2.0 * c)) / ((double) (((double) -(b)) + ((double) sqrt(((double) (((double) (b * b)) - ((double) (((double) (4.0 * a)) * c)))))))));
	}
	return VAR;
}
↓
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double VAR;
	if ((b <= -4.7481148527399205e+135)) {
		double VAR_1;
		if ((b >= 0.0)) {
			VAR_1 = (((double) (((double) -(b)) - ((double) sqrt(((double) (((double) (b * b)) - ((double) (((double) (4.0 * a)) * c)))))))) / ((double) (a * 2.0)));
		} else {
			VAR_1 = (((double) (c * 2.0)) / ((double) (((double) (((double) (2.0 * ((double) (c * (a / b))))) - b)) - b)));
		}
		VAR = VAR_1;
	} else {
		double VAR_2;
		if ((b <= 2.918713991694268e+66)) {
			double VAR_3;
			if ((b >= 0.0)) {
				VAR_3 = (((double) (((double) -(b)) - ((double) (((double) sqrt(((double) sqrt(((double) (((double) (b * b)) - ((double) (4.0 * ((double) (a * c)))))))))) * ((double) sqrt(((double) sqrt(((double) (((double) (b * b)) - ((double) (4.0 * ((double) (a * c)))))))))))))) / ((double) (a * 2.0)));
			} else {
				VAR_3 = (((double) (c * 2.0)) / ((double) (((double) sqrt(((double) (((double) (b * b)) - ((double) (((double) (4.0 * a)) * c)))))) - b)));
			}
			VAR_2 = VAR_3;
		} else {
			double VAR_4;
			if ((b >= 0.0)) {
				VAR_4 = (((double) (((double) (2.0 * ((double) (c * (a / b))))) + ((double) (b * -2.0)))) / ((double) (a * 2.0)));
			} else {
				VAR_4 = (((double) (c * 2.0)) / ((double) (((double) sqrt(((double) (((double) (b * b)) - ((double) (((double) (4.0 * a)) * c)))))) - b)));
			}
			VAR_2 = VAR_4;
		}
		VAR = VAR_2;
	}
	return VAR;
}

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

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Results

Enter valid numbers for all inputs

Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes

  2. if b < -4.74811485273992048e135

    1. Initial program 35.0

      \[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\]

    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 7.2

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) + \left(2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b} - b\right)}}\\ \end{array}\]

    3. Simplified2.0

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) + \left(2 \cdot \left(c \cdot \frac{a}{b}\right) - b\right)}}\\ \end{array}\]

    if -4.74811485273992048e135 < b < 2.91871399169426787e66

    1. Initial program 8.6

      \[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\]
    2. Using strategy rm

    3. Applied add-sqr-sqrt8.6

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\]

    4. Applied sqrt-prod8.7

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \color{blue}{\sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\]

    5. Simplified8.7

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \color{blue}{\sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\]

    6. Simplified8.7

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}} \cdot \color{blue}{\sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\]

    if 2.91871399169426787e66 < b

    1. Initial program 41.9

      \[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\]

    2. Taylor expanded around inf 10.6

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\color{blue}{2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b} - 2 \cdot b}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\]

    3. Simplified4.6

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\color{blue}{2 \cdot \left(c \cdot \frac{a}{b}\right) + b \cdot -2}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array}\]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.

  4. Final simplification6.6

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -4.7481148527399205 \cdot 10^{+135}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{\left(2 \cdot \left(c \cdot \frac{a}{b}\right) - b\right) - b}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 2.918713991694268 \cdot 10^{+66}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot \left(c \cdot \frac{a}{b}\right) + b \cdot -2}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020196 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "jeff quadratic root 1"
  :precision binary64
  (if (>= b 0.0) (/ (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c)))) (* 2.0 a)) (/ (* 2.0 c) (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c)))))))