Average Error: 19.5 → 6.6
Time: 5.5s
Precision: binary64
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -1.1277279800686637 \cdot 10^{+154}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(2 \cdot \left(\frac{a}{\sqrt[3]{b} \cdot \sqrt[3]{b}} \cdot \frac{c}{\sqrt[3]{b}}\right) - b\right) - b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(2 \cdot \left(c \cdot \frac{a}{b}\right) - b\right) - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 7.829617407859173 \cdot 10^{+37}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)}} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)}}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(2 \cdot \left(\left(\sqrt[3]{\frac{a}{\sqrt[3]{b} \cdot \sqrt[3]{b}}} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\frac{a}{\sqrt[3]{b} \cdot \sqrt[3]{b}}}\right) \cdot \left(\frac{c}{\sqrt[3]{b}} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\frac{a}{\sqrt[3]{b} \cdot \sqrt[3]{b}}}\right)\right) - b\right) - b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]
\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 -1.1277279800686637 \cdot 10^{+154}:\\
\;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(2 \cdot \left(\frac{a}{\sqrt[3]{b} \cdot \sqrt[3]{b}} \cdot \frac{c}{\sqrt[3]{b}}\right) - b\right) - b}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(2 \cdot \left(c \cdot \frac{a}{b}\right) - b\right) - b}{2 \cdot a}\\

\end{array}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 7.829617407859173 \cdot 10^{+37}:\\
\;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot 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:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(2 \cdot \left(\left(\sqrt[3]{\frac{a}{\sqrt[3]{b} \cdot \sqrt[3]{b}}} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\frac{a}{\sqrt[3]{b} \cdot \sqrt[3]{b}}}\right) \cdot \left(\frac{c}{\sqrt[3]{b}} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\frac{a}{\sqrt[3]{b} \cdot \sqrt[3]{b}}}\right)\right) - b\right) - b}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{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 -1.1277279800686637e+154)
   (if (>= b 0.0)
     (/
      (* 2.0 c)
      (- (- (* 2.0 (* (/ a (* (cbrt b) (cbrt b))) (/ c (cbrt b)))) b) b))
     (/ (- (- (* 2.0 (* c (/ a b))) b) b) (* 2.0 a)))
   (if (<= b 7.829617407859173e+37)
     (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
           (*
            (*
             (cbrt (/ a (* (cbrt b) (cbrt b))))
             (cbrt (/ a (* (cbrt b) (cbrt b)))))
            (* (/ c (cbrt b)) (cbrt (/ a (* (cbrt b) (cbrt b)))))))
          b)
         b))
       (/ (- (sqrt (- (* 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 = (2.0 * c) / (-b - sqrt((b * b) - ((4.0 * a) * c)));
	} else {
		tmp = (-b + sqrt((b * b) - ((4.0 * a) * c))) / (2.0 * a);
	}
	return tmp;
}
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b <= -1.1277279800686637e+154) {
		double tmp_1;
		if (b >= 0.0) {
			tmp_1 = (2.0 * c) / (((2.0 * ((a / (cbrt(b) * cbrt(b))) * (c / cbrt(b)))) - b) - b);
		} else {
			tmp_1 = (((2.0 * (c * (a / b))) - b) - b) / (2.0 * a);
		}
		tmp = tmp_1;
	} else if (b <= 7.829617407859173e+37) {
		double tmp_2;
		if (b >= 0.0) {
			tmp_2 = (2.0 * c) / (-b - (sqrt(sqrt((b * b) - (c * (a * 4.0)))) * sqrt(sqrt((b * b) - (c * (a * 4.0))))));
		} else {
			tmp_2 = (sqrt((b * b) - (c * (a * 4.0))) - b) / (2.0 * a);
		}
		tmp = tmp_2;
	} else if (b >= 0.0) {
		tmp = (2.0 * c) / (((2.0 * ((cbrt(a / (cbrt(b) * cbrt(b))) * cbrt(a / (cbrt(b) * cbrt(b)))) * ((c / cbrt(b)) * cbrt(a / (cbrt(b) * cbrt(b)))))) - b) - b);
	} else {
		tmp = (sqrt((b * b) - (c * (a * 4.0))) - b) / (2.0 * a);
	}
	return tmp;
}

Error

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Bits error versus b

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Results

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Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes
  2. if b < -1.1277279800686637e154

    1. Initial program 64.0

      \[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]
    2. Taylor expanded around inf 64.0

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \color{blue}{\left(b - 2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]
    3. Using strategy rm
    4. Applied add-cube-cbrt_binary6464.0

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \left(b - 2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{\color{blue}{\left(\sqrt[3]{b} \cdot \sqrt[3]{b}\right) \cdot \sqrt[3]{b}}}\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]
    5. Applied times-frac_binary6464.0

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \left(b - 2 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\frac{a}{\sqrt[3]{b} \cdot \sqrt[3]{b}} \cdot \frac{c}{\sqrt[3]{b}}\right)}\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]
    6. Taylor expanded around -inf 10.8

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \left(b - 2 \cdot \left(\frac{a}{\sqrt[3]{b} \cdot \sqrt[3]{b}} \cdot \frac{c}{\sqrt[3]{b}}\right)\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \left(2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b} - b\right)}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]
    7. Simplified1.8

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \left(b - 2 \cdot \left(\frac{a}{\sqrt[3]{b} \cdot \sqrt[3]{b}} \cdot \frac{c}{\sqrt[3]{b}}\right)\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \left(2 \cdot \left(\frac{a}{b} \cdot c\right) - b\right)}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

    if -1.1277279800686637e154 < b < 7.82961740785917273e37

    1. Initial program 8.8

      \[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]
    2. Using strategy rm
    3. Applied add-sqr-sqrt_binary648.9

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \color{blue}{\sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

    if 7.82961740785917273e37 < b

    1. Initial program 25.2

      \[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]
    2. Taylor expanded around inf 6.8

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \color{blue}{\left(b - 2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]
    3. Using strategy rm
    4. Applied add-cube-cbrt_binary646.8

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \left(b - 2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{\color{blue}{\left(\sqrt[3]{b} \cdot \sqrt[3]{b}\right) \cdot \sqrt[3]{b}}}\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]
    5. Applied times-frac_binary643.7

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \left(b - 2 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\frac{a}{\sqrt[3]{b} \cdot \sqrt[3]{b}} \cdot \frac{c}{\sqrt[3]{b}}\right)}\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]
    6. Using strategy rm
    7. Applied add-cube-cbrt_binary643.7

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \left(b - 2 \cdot \left(\color{blue}{\left(\left(\sqrt[3]{\frac{a}{\sqrt[3]{b} \cdot \sqrt[3]{b}}} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\frac{a}{\sqrt[3]{b} \cdot \sqrt[3]{b}}}\right) \cdot \sqrt[3]{\frac{a}{\sqrt[3]{b} \cdot \sqrt[3]{b}}}\right)} \cdot \frac{c}{\sqrt[3]{b}}\right)\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]
    8. Applied associate-*l*_binary643.7

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \left(b - 2 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\left(\sqrt[3]{\frac{a}{\sqrt[3]{b} \cdot \sqrt[3]{b}}} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\frac{a}{\sqrt[3]{b} \cdot \sqrt[3]{b}}}\right) \cdot \left(\sqrt[3]{\frac{a}{\sqrt[3]{b} \cdot \sqrt[3]{b}}} \cdot \frac{c}{\sqrt[3]{b}}\right)\right)}\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]
    9. Simplified3.7

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \left(b - 2 \cdot \left(\left(\sqrt[3]{\frac{a}{\sqrt[3]{b} \cdot \sqrt[3]{b}}} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\frac{a}{\sqrt[3]{b} \cdot \sqrt[3]{b}}}\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\frac{c}{\sqrt[3]{b}} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\frac{a}{\sqrt[3]{b} \cdot \sqrt[3]{b}}}\right)}\right)\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification6.6

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -1.1277279800686637 \cdot 10^{+154}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(2 \cdot \left(\frac{a}{\sqrt[3]{b} \cdot \sqrt[3]{b}} \cdot \frac{c}{\sqrt[3]{b}}\right) - b\right) - b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(2 \cdot \left(c \cdot \frac{a}{b}\right) - b\right) - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 7.829617407859173 \cdot 10^{+37}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)}} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)}}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(2 \cdot \left(\left(\sqrt[3]{\frac{a}{\sqrt[3]{b} \cdot \sqrt[3]{b}}} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\frac{a}{\sqrt[3]{b} \cdot \sqrt[3]{b}}}\right) \cdot \left(\frac{c}{\sqrt[3]{b}} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\frac{a}{\sqrt[3]{b} \cdot \sqrt[3]{b}}}\right)\right) - b\right) - b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020232 
(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))))