Average Error: 34.4 → 6.1
Time: 6.9s
Precision: binary64
\[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -1.4440350239887892 \cdot 10^{+90}:\\ \;\;\;\;0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2} - 2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq -5.036860681113749 \cdot 10^{-287}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a} - b_2}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 8.735804081561547 \cdot 10^{+144}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b_2 + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b_2} \cdot -0.5\\ \end{array}\]
\frac{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}
↓
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -1.4440350239887892 \cdot 10^{+90}:\\
\;\;\;\;0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2} - 2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq -5.036860681113749 \cdot 10^{-287}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a} - b_2}{a}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 8.735804081561547 \cdot 10^{+144}:\\
\;\;\;\;\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 -1.4440350239887892e+90)
   (- (* 0.5 (/ c b_2)) (* 2.0 (/ b_2 a)))
   (if (<= b_2 -5.036860681113749e-287)
     (/ (- (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* c a))) b_2) a)
     (if (<= b_2 8.735804081561547e+144)
       (/ (- 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 <= -1.4440350239887892e+90) {
		tmp = (0.5 * (c / b_2)) - (2.0 * (b_2 / a));
	} else if (b_2 <= -5.036860681113749e-287) {
		tmp = (sqrt((b_2 * b_2) - (c * a)) - b_2) / a;
	} else if (b_2 <= 8.735804081561547e+144) {
		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 < -1.44403502398878919e90

    1. Initial program 45.5

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

    2. Simplified45.5

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

    3. Taylor expanded around -inf 3.7

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

    if -1.44403502398878919e90 < b_2 < -5.03686068111374894e-287

    1. Initial program 8.6

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

    if -5.03686068111374894e-287 < b_2 < 8.73580408156154652e144

    1. Initial program 33.3

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

    2. Simplified33.3

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

    4. Applied flip--_binary6433.3

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

    5. Simplified15.5

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

    6. Simplified15.5

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

    8. Applied *-un-lft-identity_binary6415.5

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

    9. Applied *-un-lft-identity_binary6415.5

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

    10. Applied *-un-lft-identity_binary6415.5

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

    11. Applied times-frac_binary6415.5

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

    12. Applied times-frac_binary6415.5

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

    13. Simplified15.5

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

    14. Simplified7.8

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

    if 8.73580408156154652e144 < b_2

    1. Initial program 63.0

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

    2. Simplified63.0

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

    3. Taylor expanded around inf 1.4

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

  4. Final simplification6.1

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -1.4440350239887892 \cdot 10^{+90}:\\ \;\;\;\;0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2} - 2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq -5.036860681113749 \cdot 10^{-287}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a} - b_2}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 8.735804081561547 \cdot 10^{+144}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b_2 + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b_2} \cdot -0.5\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020295 
(FPCore (a b_2 c)
  :name "quad2p (problem 3.2.1, positive)"
  :precision binary64
  (/ (+ (- b_2) (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* a c)))) a))