Average Error: 34.2 → 6.6
Time: 4.7s
Precision: binary64
\[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -2.989405411627715 \cdot 10^{+151}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 7.763327155508912 \cdot 10^{-220}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a} - b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 1.4967152907647445 \cdot 10^{+97}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(b_2 + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a}\right) \cdot \frac{-1}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b_2} \cdot 0.5 - 2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\\ \end{array}\]
\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}
↓
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -2.989405411627715 \cdot 10^{+151}:\\
\;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 7.763327155508912 \cdot 10^{-220}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{c}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a} - b_2}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 1.4967152907647445 \cdot 10^{+97}:\\
\;\;\;\;\left(b_2 + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a}\right) \cdot \frac{-1}{a}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b_2} \cdot 0.5 - 2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\\

\end{array}
(FPCore (a b_2 c)
 :precision binary64
 (/ (- (- b_2) (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* a c)))) a))
↓
(FPCore (a b_2 c)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= b_2 -2.989405411627715e+151)
   (* -0.5 (/ c b_2))
   (if (<= b_2 7.763327155508912e-220)
     (/ c (- (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* c a))) b_2))
     (if (<= b_2 1.4967152907647445e+97)
       (* (+ b_2 (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* c a)))) (/ -1.0 a))
       (- (* (/ c b_2) 0.5) (* 2.0 (/ b_2 a)))))))
double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	return (((double) (((double) -(b_2)) - ((double) sqrt(((double) (((double) (b_2 * b_2)) - ((double) (a * c)))))))) / a);
}
↓
double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if ((b_2 <= -2.989405411627715e+151)) {
		tmp = ((double) (-0.5 * (c / b_2)));
	} else {
		double tmp_1;
		if ((b_2 <= 7.763327155508912e-220)) {
			tmp_1 = (c / ((double) (((double) sqrt(((double) (((double) (b_2 * b_2)) - ((double) (c * a)))))) - b_2)));
		} else {
			double tmp_2;
			if ((b_2 <= 1.4967152907647445e+97)) {
				tmp_2 = ((double) (((double) (b_2 + ((double) sqrt(((double) (((double) (b_2 * b_2)) - ((double) (c * a)))))))) * (-1.0 / a)));
			} else {
				tmp_2 = ((double) (((double) ((c / b_2) * 0.5)) - ((double) (2.0 * (b_2 / a)))));
			}
			tmp_1 = tmp_2;
		}
		tmp = tmp_1;
	}
	return tmp;
}

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b_2

Bits error versus c

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Results

Enter valid numbers for all inputs

Derivation

  1. Split input into 4 regimes

  2. if b_2 < -2.9894054116277152e151

    1. Initial program 63.6

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]

    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 1.2

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}}\]

    if -2.9894054116277152e151 < b_2 < 7.76332715550891179e-220

    1. Initial program 31.6

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
    2. Using strategy rm

    3. Applied flip--_binary6431.7

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b_2\right) \cdot \left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}}}{a}\]

    4. Simplified15.8

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{\color{blue}{a \cdot c}}{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}}{a}\]

    5. Simplified15.8

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{a \cdot c}{\color{blue}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}}{a}\]
    6. Using strategy rm

    7. Applied *-un-lft-identity_binary6415.8

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{a \cdot c}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}{\color{blue}{1 \cdot a}}\]

    8. Applied *-un-lft-identity_binary6415.8

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{1 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}}{1 \cdot a}\]

    9. Applied times-frac_binary6415.8

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{1}{1} \cdot \frac{\frac{a \cdot c}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}{a}}\]

    10. Simplified15.8

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{1} \cdot \frac{\frac{a \cdot c}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}{a}\]

    11. Simplified9.2

      \[\leadsto 1 \cdot \color{blue}{\frac{c}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}\]

    if 7.76332715550891179e-220 < b_2 < 1.4967152907647445e97

    1. Initial program 7.8

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
    2. Using strategy rm

    3. Applied div-inv_binary648.0

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{a}}\]

    if 1.4967152907647445e97 < b_2

    1. Initial program 46.6

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]

    2. Taylor expanded around inf 3.9

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2} - 2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}}\]
  3. Recombined 4 regimes into one program.

  4. Final simplification6.6

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -2.989405411627715 \cdot 10^{+151}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 7.763327155508912 \cdot 10^{-220}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a} - b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 1.4967152907647445 \cdot 10^{+97}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(b_2 + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a}\right) \cdot \frac{-1}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b_2} \cdot 0.5 - 2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020210 
(FPCore (a b_2 c)
  :name "quad2m (problem 3.2.1, negative)"
  :precision binary64
  (/ (- (- b_2) (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* a c)))) a))