Average Error: 33.7 → 12.3
Time: 6.5s
Precision: binary64
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -7.0486931181595724 \cdot 10^{+72}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 6.842931416474762 \cdot 10^{+56}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot c} - b}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]
\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 -7.0486931181595724 \cdot 10^{+72}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 6.842931416474762 \cdot 10^{+56}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot c} - b}{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 -7.0486931181595724e+72)
   (/ (- b) a)
   (if (<= b 6.842931416474762e+56)
     (/ (- (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* a 4.0) c))) b) (* 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 <= -7.0486931181595724e+72) {
		tmp = -b / a;
	} else if (b <= 6.842931416474762e+56) {
		tmp = (sqrt((b * b) - ((a * 4.0) * c)) - b) / (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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Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes

  2. if b < -7.0486931181595724e72

    1. Initial program 41.3

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

    2. Simplified41.3

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

    3. Taylor expanded around -inf 4.8

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

    4. Simplified4.8

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

    if -7.0486931181595724e72 < b < 6.84293141647476195e56

    1. Initial program 19.1

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

    2. Simplified19.1

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

    if 6.84293141647476195e56 < b

    1. Initial program 57.9

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

    2. Simplified57.9

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

    3. Taylor expanded around inf 3.5

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

    4. Simplified3.5

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

  4. Final simplification12.3

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -7.0486931181595724 \cdot 10^{+72}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 6.842931416474762 \cdot 10^{+56}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot c} - b}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020353 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "Quadratic roots, full range"
  :precision binary64
  (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c)))) (* 2.0 a)))