Average Error: 34.3 → 10.9
Time: 5.2s
Precision: binary64
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -9.877954748696237 \cdot 10^{+117}:\\ \;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 9.997495995248066 \cdot 10^{-153}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\frac{a}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)} - b} \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} \cdot -1\\ \end{array}\]
\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \leq -9.877954748696237 \cdot 10^{+117}:\\
\;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 9.997495995248066 \cdot 10^{-153}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\frac{a}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)} - b} \cdot 2}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} \cdot -1\\

\end{array}
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4.0 (* a c))))) (* 2.0 a)))
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= b -9.877954748696237e+117)
   (* 1.0 (- (/ c b) (/ b a)))
   (if (<= b 9.997495995248066e-153)
     (/ 1.0 (* (/ a (- (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4.0 (* c a)))) b)) 2.0))
     (* (/ c b) -1.0))))
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	return (((double) (((double) -(b)) + ((double) sqrt(((double) (((double) (b * b)) - ((double) (4.0 * ((double) (a * c)))))))))) / ((double) (2.0 * a)));
}
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double VAR;
	if ((b <= -9.877954748696237e+117)) {
		VAR = ((double) (1.0 * ((double) ((c / b) - (b / a)))));
	} else {
		double VAR_1;
		if ((b <= 9.997495995248066e-153)) {
			VAR_1 = (1.0 / ((double) ((a / ((double) (((double) sqrt(((double) (((double) (b * b)) - ((double) (4.0 * ((double) (c * a)))))))) - b))) * 2.0)));
		} else {
			VAR_1 = ((double) ((c / b) * -1.0));
		}
		VAR = VAR_1;
	}
	return VAR;
}

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Target

Original34.3
Target21.0
Herbie10.9
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b < 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes
  2. if b < -9.87795474869623693e117

    1. Initial program 51.1

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Simplified51.1

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} - b}{a \cdot 2}}\]
    3. Taylor expanded around -inf 2.4

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{1 \cdot \frac{c}{b} - 1 \cdot \frac{b}{a}}\]
    4. Simplified2.4

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

    if -9.87795474869623693e117 < b < 9.99749599524806599e-153

    1. Initial program 11.7

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Simplified11.7

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} - b}{a \cdot 2}}\]
    3. Using strategy rm
    4. Applied clear-num11.8

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{1}{\frac{a \cdot 2}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} - b}}}\]
    5. Simplified11.8

      \[\leadsto \frac{1}{\color{blue}{\frac{a}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} - b} \cdot 2}}\]

    if 9.99749599524806599e-153 < b

    1. Initial program 50.4

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Simplified50.4

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} - b}{a \cdot 2}}\]
    3. Taylor expanded around inf 12.6

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}}\]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification10.9

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -9.877954748696237 \cdot 10^{+117}:\\ \;\;\;\;1 \cdot \left(\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 9.997495995248066 \cdot 10^{-153}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\frac{a}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)} - b} \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} \cdot -1\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020198 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "quadp (p42, positive)"
  :precision binary64
  :herbie-expected #f

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

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