Average Error: 34.0 → 6.5
Time: 5.9s
Precision: binary64
\[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -1.300493903130599 \cdot 10^{+150}:\\ \;\;\;\;0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2} - 2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq -8.359529253987899 \cdot 10^{-294}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a} - b_2}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 2.3613108789709727 \cdot 10^{+89}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b_2 + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b_2} \cdot -0.5\\ \end{array}\]
\frac{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}
↓
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -1.300493903130599 \cdot 10^{+150}:\\
\;\;\;\;0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2} - 2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq -8.359529253987899 \cdot 10^{-294}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a} - b_2}{a}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 2.3613108789709727 \cdot 10^{+89}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b_2 + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a}}\\

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

\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 -1.300493903130599e+150)
   (- (* 0.5 (/ c b_2)) (* 2.0 (/ b_2 a)))
   (if (<= b_2 -8.359529253987899e-294)
     (/ (- (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* c a))) b_2) a)
     (if (<= b_2 2.3613108789709727e+89)
       (/ (- c) (+ b_2 (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* c a)))))
       (* (/ c b_2) -0.5)))))
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 <= -1.300493903130599e+150) {
		tmp = (0.5 * (c / b_2)) - (2.0 * (b_2 / a));
	} else if (b_2 <= -8.359529253987899e-294) {
		tmp = (sqrt((b_2 * b_2) - (c * a)) - b_2) / a;
	} else if (b_2 <= 2.3613108789709727e+89) {
		tmp = -c / (b_2 + sqrt((b_2 * b_2) - (c * a)));
	} else {
		tmp = (c / b_2) * -0.5;
	}
	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 < -1.30049390313059893e150

    1. Initial program 62.5

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

    2. Simplified62.5

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

    3. Taylor expanded around -inf 2.1

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2} - 2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}}\]

    if -1.30049390313059893e150 < b_2 < -8.35952925398789861e-294

    1. Initial program 8.5

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

    2. Simplified8.5

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

    if -8.35952925398789861e-294 < b_2 < 2.3613108789709727e89

    1. Initial program 31.6

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

    2. Simplified31.6

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

    4. Applied flip--_binary6431.6

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

    5. Simplified16.3

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

    6. Simplified16.3

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

    8. Applied *-un-lft-identity_binary6416.3

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

    9. Applied *-un-lft-identity_binary6416.3

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

    10. Applied *-un-lft-identity_binary6416.3

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

    11. Applied times-frac_binary6416.3

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

    12. Applied times-frac_binary6416.3

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

    13. Simplified16.3

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

    14. Simplified8.8

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

    if 2.3613108789709727e89 < b_2

    1. Initial program 59.2

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

    2. Simplified59.2

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

    3. Taylor expanded around inf 2.6

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

  4. Final simplification6.5

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -1.300493903130599 \cdot 10^{+150}:\\ \;\;\;\;0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2} - 2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq -8.359529253987899 \cdot 10^{-294}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a} - b_2}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 2.3613108789709727 \cdot 10^{+89}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b_2 + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b_2} \cdot -0.5\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020281 
(FPCore (a b_2 c)
  :name "quad2p (problem 3.2.1, positive)"
  :precision binary64
  (/ (+ (- b_2) (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* a c)))) a))