Average Error: 34.0 → 8.8
Time: 7.0s
Precision: binary64
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -4.30899153131526 \cdot 10^{+153}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 2.824022959997043 \cdot 10^{-156}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b + a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)} - b}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 1602861300811727.2:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)}{b + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]
\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 -4.30899153131526 \cdot 10^{+153}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 2.824022959997043 \cdot 10^{-156}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b + a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)} - b}{a \cdot 2}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 1602861300811727.2:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)}{b + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{a \cdot 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 -4.30899153131526e+153)
   (- (/ c b) (/ b a))
   (if (<= b 2.824022959997043e-156)
     (/ (- (sqrt (+ (* b b) (* a (* c -4.0)))) b) (* a 2.0))
     (if (<= b 1602861300811727.2)
       (/
        (/ (* a (* c -4.0)) (+ b (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4.0 (* c a))))))
        (* a 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 <= -4.30899153131526e+153) {
		tmp = (c / b) - (b / a);
	} else if (b <= 2.824022959997043e-156) {
		tmp = (sqrt((b * b) + (a * (c * -4.0))) - b) / (a * 2.0);
	} else if (b <= 1602861300811727.2) {
		tmp = ((a * (c * -4.0)) / (b + sqrt((b * b) - (4.0 * (c * a))))) / (a * 2.0);
	} else {
		tmp = -(c / b);
	}
	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

Original34.0
Target21.1
Herbie8.8
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b < 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 4 regimes
  2. if b < -4.3089915313152603e153

    1. Initial program 63.6

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Simplified63.6

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} - b}{a \cdot 2}}\]
    3. Taylor expanded around -inf 2.5

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

    if -4.3089915313152603e153 < b < 2.82402295999704284e-156

    1. Initial program 10.6

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Simplified10.6

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} - b}{a \cdot 2}}\]
    3. Using strategy rm
    4. Applied sub-neg_binary64_76010.6

      \[\leadsto \frac{\sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b + \left(-4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)\right)}} - b}{a \cdot 2}\]
    5. Simplified10.5

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

    if 2.82402295999704284e-156 < b < 1602861300811727.25

    1. Initial program 33.6

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Simplified33.6

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} - b}{a \cdot 2}}\]
    3. Using strategy rm
    4. Applied flip--_binary64_74233.6

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} - b \cdot b}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} + b}}}{a \cdot 2}\]
    5. Simplified16.8

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{\color{blue}{a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)}}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} + b}}{a \cdot 2}\]
    6. Simplified16.8

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

    if 1602861300811727.25 < b

    1. Initial program 56.4

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Simplified56.4

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} - b}{a \cdot 2}}\]
    3. Taylor expanded around inf 5.4

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}}\]
    4. Simplified5.4

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-\frac{c}{b}}\]
  3. Recombined 4 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification8.8

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -4.30899153131526 \cdot 10^{+153}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 2.824022959997043 \cdot 10^{-156}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b + a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)} - b}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 1602861300811727.2:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)}{b + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020288 
(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)))