Average Error: 33.6 → 10.2
Time: 7.4s
Precision: binary64
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -3.161255245507665 \cdot 10^{+105}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 1.691066958601468 \cdot 10^{-68}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)} - b}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]
\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 -3.161255245507665 \cdot 10^{+105}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 1.691066958601468 \cdot 10^{-68}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)} - 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 -3.161255245507665e+105)
   (- (/ c b) (/ b a))
   (if (<= b 1.691066958601468e-68)
     (/ (- (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4.0 (* c a)))) 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 <= -3.161255245507665e+105) {
		tmp = (c / b) - (b / a);
	} else if (b <= 1.691066958601468e-68) {
		tmp = (sqrt((b * b) - (4.0 * (c * a))) - b) / (a * 2.0);
	} 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

Original33.6
Target20.7
Herbie10.2
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b < 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes

  2. if b < -3.1612552455076648e105

    1. Initial program 48.8

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

    2. Simplified48.8

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

    3. Taylor expanded around -inf 3.5

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

    if -3.1612552455076648e105 < b < 1.69106695860146806e-68

    1. Initial program 13.1

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

    2. Simplified13.1

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

    if 1.69106695860146806e-68 < b

    1. Initial program 52.8

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

    2. Simplified52.8

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

    3. Taylor expanded around inf 9.2

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

    4. Simplified9.2

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

  4. Final simplification10.2

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -3.161255245507665 \cdot 10^{+105}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 1.691066958601468 \cdot 10^{-68}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)} - b}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020356 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "quadp (p42, positive)"
  :precision binary64
  :herbie-expected #f

  :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)))