Average Error: 34.3 → 10.4
Time: 5.2s
Precision: binary64
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -1.9824896568858465 \cdot 10^{+113}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 2.1922061674001596 \cdot 10^{-42}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\frac{a}{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)} - b}{2}}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]
\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 -1.9824896568858465 \cdot 10^{+113}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 2.1922061674001596 \cdot 10^{-42}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\frac{a}{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)} - b}{2}}}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\

\end{array}
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4.0 (* a c))))) (* 2.0 a)))
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= b -1.9824896568858465e+113)
   (- (/ c b) (/ b a))
   (if (<= b 2.1922061674001596e-42)
     (/ 1.0 (/ a (/ (- (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4.0 (* c a)))) b) 2.0)))
     (- (/ c b)))))
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	return (-b + sqrt((b * b) - (4.0 * (a * c)))) / (2.0 * a);
}
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b <= -1.9824896568858465e+113) {
		tmp = (c / b) - (b / a);
	} else if (b <= 2.1922061674001596e-42) {
		tmp = 1.0 / (a / ((sqrt((b * b) - (4.0 * (c * a))) - b) / 2.0));
	} else {
		tmp = -(c / b);
	}
	return tmp;
}

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

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Results

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Target

Original34.3
Target21.0
Herbie10.4
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b < 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes
  2. if b < -1.9824896568858465e113

    1. Initial program 49.2

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Simplified49.2

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} - b}{a \cdot 2}}\]
    3. Taylor expanded around -inf 3.7

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

    if -1.9824896568858465e113 < b < 2.19220616740015956e-42

    1. Initial program 14.5

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Simplified14.5

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} - b}{a \cdot 2}}\]
    3. Using strategy rm
    4. Applied clear-num_binary6414.7

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{1}{\frac{a \cdot 2}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} - b}}}\]
    5. Simplified14.7

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

    if 2.19220616740015956e-42 < b

    1. Initial program 54.5

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Simplified54.5

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} - b}{a \cdot 2}}\]
    3. Taylor expanded around inf 7.4

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}}\]
    4. Simplified7.4

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-\frac{c}{b}}\]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification10.4

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -1.9824896568858465 \cdot 10^{+113}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 2.1922061674001596 \cdot 10^{-42}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\frac{a}{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)} - b}{2}}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020232 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "quadp (p42, positive)"
  :precision binary64
  :herbie-expected #f

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

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