Average Error: 0.6 → 0.6
Time: 4.9s
Precision: binary64
\[\cos^{-1} \left(\frac{1 - 5 \cdot \left(v \cdot v\right)}{v \cdot v - 1}\right)\]
↓
\[\cos^{-1} \left(\frac{1 - v \cdot \left(5 \cdot v\right)}{v \cdot v - 1}\right)\]
\cos^{-1} \left(\frac{1 - 5 \cdot \left(v \cdot v\right)}{v \cdot v - 1}\right)
↓
\cos^{-1} \left(\frac{1 - v \cdot \left(5 \cdot v\right)}{v \cdot v - 1}\right)
(FPCore (v)
 :precision binary64
 (acos (/ (- 1.0 (* 5.0 (* v v))) (- (* v v) 1.0))))
↓
(FPCore (v)
 :precision binary64
 (acos (/ (- 1.0 (* v (* 5.0 v))) (- (* v v) 1.0))))
double code(double v) {
	return acos((1.0 - (5.0 * (v * v))) / ((v * v) - 1.0));
}
↓
double code(double v) {
	return acos((1.0 - (v * (5.0 * v))) / ((v * v) - 1.0));
}

Error

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Derivation

  1. Initial program 0.6

    \[\cos^{-1} \left(\frac{1 - 5 \cdot \left(v \cdot v\right)}{v \cdot v - 1}\right)\]
  2. Using strategy rm

  3. Applied associate-*r*_binary64_13820.6

    \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\frac{1 - \color{blue}{\left(5 \cdot v\right) \cdot v}}{v \cdot v - 1}\right)\]

  4. Final simplification0.6

    \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\frac{1 - v \cdot \left(5 \cdot v\right)}{v \cdot v - 1}\right)\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020355 
(FPCore (v)
  :name "Falkner and Boettcher, Appendix B, 1"
  :precision binary64
  (acos (/ (- 1.0 (* 5.0 (* v v))) (- (* v v) 1.0))))