Average Error: 34.1 → 6.8
Time: 6.7s
Precision: binary64
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -5.566759220787537 \cdot 10^{+83}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 8.005947987748499 \cdot 10^{-240}:\\ \;\;\;\;2 \cdot \frac{c}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)} - b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 6.914177626537424 \cdot 10^{+129}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \end{array}\]
\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 -5.566759220787537 \cdot 10^{+83}:\\
\;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 8.005947987748499 \cdot 10^{-240}:\\
\;\;\;\;2 \cdot \frac{c}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)} - b}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 6.914177626537424 \cdot 10^{+129}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\

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

\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 -5.566759220787537e+83)
   (- (/ c b))
   (if (<= b 8.005947987748499e-240)
     (* 2.0 (/ c (- (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4.0 (* c a)))) b)))
     (if (<= b 6.914177626537424e+129)
       (/ (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4.0 (* c a))))) (* 2.0 a))
       (/ (- b) a)))))
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 <= -5.566759220787537e+83) {
		tmp = -(c / b);
	} else if (b <= 8.005947987748499e-240) {
		tmp = 2.0 * (c / (sqrt((b * b) - (4.0 * (c * a))) - b));
	} else if (b <= 6.914177626537424e+129) {
		tmp = (-b - sqrt((b * b) - (4.0 * (c * a)))) / (2.0 * a);
	} else {
		tmp = -b / a;
	}
	return tmp;
}

Error

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Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

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Results

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Target

Original34.1
Target21.0
Herbie6.8
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b < 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 4 regimes
  2. if b < -5.5667592207875366e83

    1. Initial program 59.0

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 2.6

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}}\]
    3. Simplified2.6

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

    if -5.5667592207875366e83 < b < 8.00594798774849923e-240

    1. Initial program 30.0

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Using strategy rm
    3. Applied flip--_binary6430.1

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    4. Simplified16.9

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{\color{blue}{4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    5. Simplified16.9

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}{\color{blue}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} - b}}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    6. Using strategy rm
    7. Applied *-un-lft-identity_binary6416.9

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}{\color{blue}{1 \cdot \left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} - b\right)}}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    8. Applied times-frac_binary6416.9

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{4}{1} \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} - b}}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    9. Applied times-frac_binary6416.9

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{4}{1}}{2} \cdot \frac{\frac{a \cdot c}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} - b}}{a}}\]
    10. Simplified16.9

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{2} \cdot \frac{\frac{a \cdot c}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} - b}}{a}\]
    11. Simplified10.2

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

    if 8.00594798774849923e-240 < b < 6.9141776265374237e129

    1. Initial program 8.1

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

    if 6.9141776265374237e129 < b

    1. Initial program 54.7

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Using strategy rm
    3. Applied flip--_binary6463.7

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    4. Simplified62.6

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{\color{blue}{4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    5. Simplified62.6

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}{\color{blue}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} - b}}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    6. Taylor expanded around 0 3.0

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{b}{a}}\]
    7. Simplified3.0

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-b}{a}}\]
  3. Recombined 4 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification6.8

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -5.566759220787537 \cdot 10^{+83}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 8.005947987748499 \cdot 10^{-240}:\\ \;\;\;\;2 \cdot \frac{c}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)} - b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 6.914177626537424 \cdot 10^{+129}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020273 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "quadm (p42, negative)"
  :precision binary64
  :herbie-expected #f

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

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