Average Error: 33.9 → 6.8
Time: 6.2s
Precision: binary64
\[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -2.392490559006445 \cdot 10^{+98}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq -4.419827363071725 \cdot 10^{-280}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a} - b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 5.306662329996804 \cdot 10^{+102}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b_2 \cdot -2}{a}\\ \end{array}\]
\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}
↓
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -2.392490559006445 \cdot 10^{+98}:\\
\;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq -4.419827363071725 \cdot 10^{-280}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{c}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a} - b_2}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 5.306662329996804 \cdot 10^{+102}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a}}{a}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{b_2 \cdot -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 -2.392490559006445e+98)
   (* -0.5 (/ c b_2))
   (if (<= b_2 -4.419827363071725e-280)
     (/ c (- (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* c a))) b_2))
     (if (<= b_2 5.306662329996804e+102)
       (/ (- (- b_2) (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* c a)))) a)
       (/ (* b_2 -2.0) a)))))
double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	return (-b_2 - sqrt((b_2 * b_2) - (a * c))) / a;
}
↓
double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b_2 <= -2.392490559006445e+98) {
		tmp = -0.5 * (c / b_2);
	} else if (b_2 <= -4.419827363071725e-280) {
		tmp = c / (sqrt((b_2 * b_2) - (c * a)) - b_2);
	} else if (b_2 <= 5.306662329996804e+102) {
		tmp = (-b_2 - sqrt((b_2 * b_2) - (c * a))) / a;
	} else {
		tmp = (b_2 * -2.0) / a;
	}
	return tmp;
}

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b_2

Bits error versus c

Try it out

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Results

Enter valid numbers for all inputs

Derivation

  1. Split input into 4 regimes

  2. if b_2 < -2.39249055900644496e98

    1. Initial program 59.2

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

    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 2.4

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

    if -2.39249055900644496e98 < b_2 < -4.41982736307172482e-280

    1. Initial program 33.7

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

    3. Applied flip--_binary6433.7

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

    4. Simplified16.3

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

    5. Simplified16.3

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

    7. Applied clear-num_binary6416.4

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

    8. Simplified9.2

      \[\leadsto \frac{1}{\color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}{c}}}\]
    9. Using strategy rm

    10. Applied *-un-lft-identity_binary649.2

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

    11. Applied *-un-lft-identity_binary649.2

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

    12. Applied times-frac_binary649.2

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

    13. Applied add-sqr-sqrt_binary649.2

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

    14. Applied times-frac_binary649.2

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

    15. Simplified9.2

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

    16. Simplified8.7

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

    if -4.41982736307172482e-280 < b_2 < 5.3066623299968035e102

    1. Initial program 9.5

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

    if 5.3066623299968035e102 < b_2

    1. Initial program 47.8

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

    3. Applied flip--_binary6463.2

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

    4. Simplified62.3

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

    5. Simplified62.3

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

    6. Taylor expanded around 0 4.2

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{-2 \cdot b_2}}{a}\]

    7. Simplified4.2

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

  4. Final simplification6.8

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -2.392490559006445 \cdot 10^{+98}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq -4.419827363071725 \cdot 10^{-280}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a} - b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 5.306662329996804 \cdot 10^{+102}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b_2 \cdot -2}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020273 
(FPCore (a b_2 c)
  :name "quad2m (problem 3.2.1, negative)"
  :precision binary64
  (/ (- (- b_2) (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* a c)))) a))