\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \geq 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}\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \leq -9.653956009291089 \cdot 10^{+148}:\\
\;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\
\;\;\;\;2 \cdot \frac{c}{\left(2 \cdot \left(c \cdot \frac{a}{b}\right) - b\right) - b}\\
\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(c \cdot \left(2 \cdot \frac{a}{b}\right) - b\right) - b}{2 \cdot a}\\
\end{array}\\
\mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 4.877750719758907 \cdot 10^{+44}:\\
\;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\
\;\;\;\;2 \cdot \frac{c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)}} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)}}}\\
\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\
\end{array}\\
\mathbf{elif}\;b \geq 0:\\
\;\;\;\;2 \cdot \frac{c}{\left(2 \cdot \left(c \cdot \frac{a}{b}\right) - b\right) - b}\\
\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left|\sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)}\right| \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt[3]{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)}} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\
\end{array}(FPCore (a b c) :precision binary64 (if (>= b 0.0) (/ (* 2.0 c) (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c))))) (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c)))) (* 2.0 a))))
(FPCore (a b c)
:precision binary64
(if (<= b -9.653956009291089e+148)
(if (>= b 0.0)
(* 2.0 (/ c (- (- (* 2.0 (* c (/ a b))) b) b)))
(/ (- (- (* c (* 2.0 (/ a b))) b) b) (* 2.0 a)))
(if (<= b 4.877750719758907e+44)
(if (>= b 0.0)
(*
2.0
(/
c
(-
(- b)
(*
(sqrt (sqrt (- (* b b) (* c (* a 4.0)))))
(sqrt (sqrt (- (* b b) (* c (* a 4.0)))))))))
(/ (- (sqrt (- (* b b) (* c (* a 4.0)))) b) (* 2.0 a)))
(if (>= b 0.0)
(* 2.0 (/ c (- (- (* 2.0 (* c (/ a b))) b) b)))
(/
(-
(*
(fabs (cbrt (- (* b b) (* c (* a 4.0)))))
(sqrt (cbrt (- (* b b) (* c (* a 4.0))))))
b)
(* 2.0 a))))))double code(double a, double b, double c) {
double tmp;
if ((b >= 0.0)) {
tmp = (((double) (2.0 * c)) / ((double) (((double) -(b)) - ((double) sqrt(((double) (((double) (b * b)) - ((double) (((double) (4.0 * a)) * c)))))))));
} else {
tmp = (((double) (((double) -(b)) + ((double) sqrt(((double) (((double) (b * b)) - ((double) (((double) (4.0 * a)) * c)))))))) / ((double) (2.0 * a)));
}
return tmp;
}
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
double tmp;
if ((b <= -9.653956009291089e+148)) {
double tmp_1;
if ((b >= 0.0)) {
tmp_1 = ((double) (2.0 * (c / ((double) (((double) (((double) (2.0 * ((double) (c * (a / b))))) - b)) - b)))));
} else {
tmp_1 = (((double) (((double) (((double) (c * ((double) (2.0 * (a / b))))) - b)) - b)) / ((double) (2.0 * a)));
}
tmp = tmp_1;
} else {
double tmp_2;
if ((b <= 4.877750719758907e+44)) {
double tmp_3;
if ((b >= 0.0)) {
tmp_3 = ((double) (2.0 * (c / ((double) (((double) -(b)) - ((double) (((double) sqrt(((double) sqrt(((double) (((double) (b * b)) - ((double) (c * ((double) (a * 4.0)))))))))) * ((double) sqrt(((double) sqrt(((double) (((double) (b * b)) - ((double) (c * ((double) (a * 4.0)))))))))))))))));
} else {
tmp_3 = (((double) (((double) sqrt(((double) (((double) (b * b)) - ((double) (c * ((double) (a * 4.0)))))))) - b)) / ((double) (2.0 * a)));
}
tmp_2 = tmp_3;
} else {
double tmp_4;
if ((b >= 0.0)) {
tmp_4 = ((double) (2.0 * (c / ((double) (((double) (((double) (2.0 * ((double) (c * (a / b))))) - b)) - b)))));
} else {
tmp_4 = (((double) (((double) (((double) fabs(((double) cbrt(((double) (((double) (b * b)) - ((double) (c * ((double) (a * 4.0)))))))))) * ((double) sqrt(((double) cbrt(((double) (((double) (b * b)) - ((double) (c * ((double) (a * 4.0)))))))))))) - b)) / ((double) (2.0 * a)));
}
tmp_2 = tmp_4;
}
tmp = tmp_2;
}
return tmp;
}



Bits error versus a



Bits error versus b



Bits error versus c
Results
if b < -9.6539560092910892e148Initial program Error: 61.8 bits
SimplifiedError: 61.8 bits
Taylor expanded around inf Error: 61.8 bits
SimplifiedError: 61.8 bits
Taylor expanded around -inf Error: 10.0 bits
SimplifiedError: 2.6 bits
if -9.6539560092910892e148 < b < 4.87775071975890684e44Initial program Error: 9.7 bits
SimplifiedError: 9.7 bits
rmApplied add-sqr-sqrtError: 9.7 bits
Applied sqrt-prodError: 9.8 bits
if 4.87775071975890684e44 < b Initial program Error: 24.4 bits
SimplifiedError: 24.4 bits
Taylor expanded around inf Error: 6.9 bits
SimplifiedError: 3.9 bits
rmApplied add-cube-cbrtError: 3.9 bits
Applied sqrt-prodError: 3.9 bits
SimplifiedError: 3.9 bits
Final simplificationError: 7.3 bits
herbie shell --seed 2020203
(FPCore (a b c)
:name "jeff quadratic root 2"
:precision binary64
(if (>= b 0.0) (/ (* 2.0 c) (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c))))) (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c)))) (* 2.0 a))))