Average Error: 33.9 → 6.9
Time: 7.1s
Precision: binary64
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -5.9369607730911 \cdot 10^{+148}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq -2.460485954681045 \cdot 10^{-307}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)} - b}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 2.4128408816895354 \cdot 10^{+64}:\\ \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{c}{b + \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]
\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}
↓
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \leq -5.9369607730911 \cdot 10^{+148}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \leq -2.460485954681045 \cdot 10^{-307}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)} - b}{a \cdot 2}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 2.4128408816895354 \cdot 10^{+64}:\\
\;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{c}{b + \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)}}\\

\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 -5.9369607730911e+148)
   (- (/ c b) (/ b a))
   (if (<= b -2.460485954681045e-307)
     (/ (- (sqrt (- (* b b) (* c (* a 4.0)))) b) (* a 2.0))
     (if (<= b 2.4128408816895354e+64)
       (* -2.0 (/ c (+ b (sqrt (- (* b b) (* c (* a 4.0)))))))
       (- (/ 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 <= -5.9369607730911e+148) {
		tmp = (c / b) - (b / a);
	} else if (b <= -2.460485954681045e-307) {
		tmp = (sqrt((b * b) - (c * (a * 4.0))) - b) / (a * 2.0);
	} else if (b <= 2.4128408816895354e+64) {
		tmp = -2.0 * (c / (b + sqrt((b * b) - (c * (a * 4.0)))));
	} else {
		tmp = -(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

Original33.9
Target20.6
Herbie6.9
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b < 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 4 regimes

  2. if b < -5.93696077309109994e148

    1. Initial program 62.6

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

    2. Simplified62.6

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

    3. Taylor expanded around -inf 2.5

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

    if -5.93696077309109994e148 < b < -2.46048595468104508e-307

    1. Initial program 9.0

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

    if -2.46048595468104508e-307 < b < 2.41284088168953543e64

    1. Initial program 29.9

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

    2. Simplified29.9

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

    4. Applied flip--_binary64_107629.9

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

    5. Simplified17.2

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

    6. Simplified17.2

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

    8. Applied *-un-lft-identity_binary64_110117.2

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)}{\color{blue}{1 \cdot \left(b + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right)}}}{a \cdot 2}\]

    9. Applied times-frac_binary64_110714.2

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{a}{1} \cdot \frac{c \cdot -4}{b + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}}{a \cdot 2}\]

    10. Applied times-frac_binary64_11079.1

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{a}{1}}{a} \cdot \frac{\frac{c \cdot -4}{b + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{2}}\]

    11. Simplified9.1

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{1} \cdot \frac{\frac{c \cdot -4}{b + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{2}\]

    12. Simplified9.1

      \[\leadsto 1 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(-2 \cdot \frac{c}{b + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\right)}\]

    if 2.41284088168953543e64 < b

    1. Initial program 57.6

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

    2. Simplified57.6

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

    3. Taylor expanded around inf 3.7

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

    4. Simplified3.7

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

  4. Final simplification6.9

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -5.9369607730911 \cdot 10^{+148}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq -2.460485954681045 \cdot 10^{-307}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)} - b}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 2.4128408816895354 \cdot 10^{+64}:\\ \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{c}{b + \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020346 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "The quadratic formula (r1)"
  :precision binary64

  :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)))