Average Error: 34.5 → 6.9
Time: 5.1s
Precision: binary64
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -6.40100594975299 \cdot 10^{+40}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} \cdot -1\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 8.148200571799555 \cdot 10^{-277}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{4}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)} - b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 1.5843004296390806 \cdot 10^{+128}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array}\]
\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 -6.40100594975299 \cdot 10^{+40}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} \cdot -1\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 8.148200571799555 \cdot 10^{-277}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{4}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)} - b}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 1.5843004296390806 \cdot 10^{+128}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\

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

\end{array}
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 <= -6.40100594975299e+40)) {
		VAR = ((double) ((c / b) * -1.0));
	} else {
		double VAR_1;
		if ((b <= 8.148200571799555e-277)) {
			VAR_1 = ((double) ((4.0 / 2.0) * (c / ((double) (((double) sqrt(((double) (((double) (b * b)) - ((double) (4.0 * ((double) (c * a)))))))) - b)))));
		} else {
			double VAR_2;
			if ((b <= 1.5843004296390806e+128)) {
				VAR_2 = (((double) (((double) -(b)) - ((double) sqrt(((double) (((double) (b * b)) - ((double) (4.0 * ((double) (c * a)))))))))) / ((double) (2.0 * a)));
			} else {
				VAR_2 = ((double) (-1.0 * (b / a)));
			}
			VAR_1 = VAR_2;
		}
		VAR = VAR_1;
	}
	return VAR;
}

Error

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Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

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Results

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Target

Original34.5
Target20.8
Herbie6.9
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b < 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 4 regimes

  2. if b < -6.4010059497529898e40

    1. Initial program Error: 56.6 bits

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

    2. Taylor expanded around -inf Error: 3.9 bits

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}}\]

    3. SimplifiedError: 3.9 bits

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{c}{b} \cdot -1}\]

    if -6.4010059497529898e40 < b < 8.1482005717995546e-277

    1. Initial program Error: 28.4 bits

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Using strategy rm

    3. Applied flip--Error: 28.5 bits

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

    4. SimplifiedError: 17.4 bits

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

    5. SimplifiedError: 17.4 bits

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

    7. Applied *-un-lft-identityError: 17.4 bits

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

    8. Applied times-fracError: 17.4 bits

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

    9. Applied times-fracError: 17.4 bits

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

    10. SimplifiedError: 17.4 bits

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

    11. SimplifiedError: 10.6 bits

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

    if 8.1482005717995546e-277 < b < 1.5843004296390806e128

    1. Initial program Error: 8.3 bits

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

    if 1.5843004296390806e128 < b

    1. Initial program Error: 54.0 bits

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Using strategy rm

    3. Applied flip--Error: 63.8 bits

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

    4. SimplifiedError: 62.7 bits

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

    5. SimplifiedError: 62.7 bits

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

    6. Taylor expanded around 0 Error: 2.8 bits

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

  4. Final simplificationError: 6.9 bits

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -6.40100594975299 \cdot 10^{+40}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} \cdot -1\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 8.148200571799555 \cdot 10^{-277}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{4}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)} - b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 1.5843004296390806 \cdot 10^{+128}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020200 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "The quadratic formula (r2)"
  :precision binary64

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

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