Average Error: 52.9 → 0.2
Time: 4.1s
Precision: binary64
\[4.930380657631324 \cdot 10^{-32} < a \land a < 2.028240960365167 \cdot 10^{+31} \land 4.930380657631324 \cdot 10^{-32} < b \land b < 2.028240960365167 \cdot 10^{+31} \land 4.930380657631324 \cdot 10^{-32} < c \land c < 2.028240960365167 \cdot 10^{+31}\]
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\frac{1}{\frac{2}{4 \cdot \frac{-c}{b + \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right)}}}}\]
\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}
↓
\frac{1}{\frac{2}{4 \cdot \frac{-c}{b + \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right)}}}}
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c)))) (* 2.0 a)))
↓
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (/ 1.0 (/ 2.0 (* 4.0 (/ (- c) (+ b (sqrt (- (* b b) (* c (* 4.0 a))))))))))
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	return (((double) (((double) -(b)) + ((double) sqrt(((double) (((double) (b * b)) - ((double) (((double) (4.0 * a)) * c)))))))) / ((double) (2.0 * a)));
}
↓
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	return (1.0 / (2.0 / ((double) (4.0 * (((double) -(c)) / ((double) (b + ((double) sqrt(((double) (((double) (b * b)) - ((double) (c * ((double) (4.0 * a)))))))))))))));
}

Error

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Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

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Derivation

  1. Initial program 52.9

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

  2. Simplified52.9

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

  4. Applied flip--_binary6452.9

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

  5. Simplified0.4

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

  6. Simplified0.4

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

  8. Applied clear-num_binary640.4

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

  9. Simplified0.2

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

  10. Final simplification0.2

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

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020205 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "Quadratic roots, wide range"
  :precision binary64
  :pre (and (< 4.930380657631324e-32 a 2.028240960365167e+31) (< 4.930380657631324e-32 b 2.028240960365167e+31) (< 4.930380657631324e-32 c 2.028240960365167e+31))
  (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c)))) (* 2.0 a)))