Average Error: 34.6 → 6.4
Time: 11.6s
Precision: binary64
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -4.630605456274428 \cdot 10^{+153}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \left(2 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 6.55350763957002 \cdot 10^{-255}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \left(4 \cdot \frac{c}{b - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 1.9271617357234682 \cdot 10^{+116}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{b + \sqrt{b \cdot b + a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \left(2 \cdot \left(\frac{b}{a} - \frac{c}{b}\right)\right)\\ \end{array}\]
\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 -4.630605456274428 \cdot 10^{+153}:\\
\;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \left(2 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\right)\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 6.55350763957002 \cdot 10^{-255}:\\
\;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \left(4 \cdot \frac{c}{b - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}\right)\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 1.9271617357234682 \cdot 10^{+116}:\\
\;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{b + \sqrt{b \cdot b + a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)}}{a}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \left(2 \cdot \left(\frac{b}{a} - \frac{c}{b}\right)\right)\\

\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 -4.630605456274428e+153)
   (* -0.5 (* 2.0 (/ c b)))
   (if (<= b 6.55350763957002e-255)
     (* -0.5 (* 4.0 (/ c (- b (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4.0 (* c a))))))))
     (if (<= b 1.9271617357234682e+116)
       (* -0.5 (/ (+ b (sqrt (+ (* b b) (* a (* c -4.0))))) a))
       (* -0.5 (* 2.0 (- (/ b a) (/ 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 <= -4.630605456274428e+153) {
		tmp = -0.5 * (2.0 * (c / b));
	} else if (b <= 6.55350763957002e-255) {
		tmp = -0.5 * (4.0 * (c / (b - sqrt((b * b) - (4.0 * (c * a))))));
	} else if (b <= 1.9271617357234682e+116) {
		tmp = -0.5 * ((b + sqrt((b * b) + (a * (c * -4.0)))) / a);
	} else {
		tmp = -0.5 * (2.0 * ((b / a) - (c / b)));
	}
	return tmp;
}

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

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Results

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Target

Original34.6
Target21.4
Herbie6.4
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b < 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 4 regimes

  2. if b < -4.63060545627442765e153

    1. Initial program 63.9

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

    2. Simplified63.9

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-0.5 \cdot \frac{b + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{a}}\]

    3. Taylor expanded around -inf 1.2

      \[\leadsto -0.5 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(2 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\right)}\]

    if -4.63060545627442765e153 < b < 6.55350763957002e-255

    1. Initial program 34.2

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

    2. Simplified34.2

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-0.5 \cdot \frac{b + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{a}}\]
    3. Using strategy rm

    4. Applied flip-+_binary64_139934.2

      \[\leadsto -0.5 \cdot \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{b \cdot b - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{b - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}}{a}\]

    5. Simplified16.8

      \[\leadsto -0.5 \cdot \frac{\frac{\color{blue}{4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{b - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{a}\]
    6. Using strategy rm

    7. Applied *-un-lft-identity_binary64_142516.8

      \[\leadsto -0.5 \cdot \frac{\frac{4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}{b - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{\color{blue}{1 \cdot a}}\]

    8. Applied *-un-lft-identity_binary64_142516.8

      \[\leadsto -0.5 \cdot \frac{\frac{4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}{\color{blue}{1 \cdot \left(b - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right)}}}{1 \cdot a}\]

    9. Applied times-frac_binary64_143116.8

      \[\leadsto -0.5 \cdot \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{4}{1} \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}}{1 \cdot a}\]

    10. Applied times-frac_binary64_143116.8

      \[\leadsto -0.5 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\frac{\frac{4}{1}}{1} \cdot \frac{\frac{a \cdot c}{b - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{a}\right)}\]

    11. Simplified16.8

      \[\leadsto -0.5 \cdot \left(\color{blue}{4} \cdot \frac{\frac{a \cdot c}{b - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{a}\right)\]

    12. Simplified9.0

      \[\leadsto -0.5 \cdot \left(4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(1 \cdot \frac{c}{b - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}\right)}\right)\]

    if 6.55350763957002e-255 < b < 1.9271617357234682e116

    1. Initial program 7.8

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

    2. Simplified7.8

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-0.5 \cdot \frac{b + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{a}}\]
    3. Using strategy rm

    4. Applied sub-neg_binary64_14187.8

      \[\leadsto -0.5 \cdot \frac{b + \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b + \left(-4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)\right)}}}{a}\]

    5. Simplified7.8

      \[\leadsto -0.5 \cdot \frac{b + \sqrt{b \cdot b + \color{blue}{a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)}}}{a}\]

    if 1.9271617357234682e116 < b

    1. Initial program 50.8

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

    2. Simplified50.8

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-0.5 \cdot \frac{b + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{a}}\]

    3. Taylor expanded around inf 3.2

      \[\leadsto -0.5 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(2 \cdot \frac{b}{a} - 2 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\right)}\]

    4. Simplified3.2

      \[\leadsto -0.5 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(2 \cdot \left(\frac{b}{a} - \frac{c}{b}\right)\right)}\]
  3. Recombined 4 regimes into one program.

  4. Final simplification6.4

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -4.630605456274428 \cdot 10^{+153}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \left(2 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 6.55350763957002 \cdot 10^{-255}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \left(4 \cdot \frac{c}{b - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 1.9271617357234682 \cdot 10^{+116}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{b + \sqrt{b \cdot b + a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \left(2 \cdot \left(\frac{b}{a} - \frac{c}{b}\right)\right)\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020303 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "The quadratic formula (r2)"
  :precision binary64

  :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)))