Average Error: 34.4 → 9.9
Time: 7.4s
Precision: binary64
\[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -5.747904476093003 \cdot 10^{+113}:\\ \;\;\;\;0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2} - 2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 9.160409405338443 \cdot 10^{-70}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a} - b_2}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot -0.5}{b_2}\\ \end{array}\]
\frac{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}
↓
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -5.747904476093003 \cdot 10^{+113}:\\
\;\;\;\;0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2} - 2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 9.160409405338443 \cdot 10^{-70}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a} - b_2}{a}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot -0.5}{b_2}\\

\end{array}
(FPCore (a b_2 c)
 :precision binary64
 (/ (+ (- b_2) (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* a c)))) a))
↓
(FPCore (a b_2 c)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= b_2 -5.747904476093003e+113)
   (- (* 0.5 (/ c b_2)) (* 2.0 (/ b_2 a)))
   (if (<= b_2 9.160409405338443e-70)
     (/ (- (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* c a))) b_2) a)
     (/ (* c -0.5) b_2))))
double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	return (-b_2 + sqrt((b_2 * b_2) - (a * c))) / a;
}
↓
double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b_2 <= -5.747904476093003e+113) {
		tmp = (0.5 * (c / b_2)) - (2.0 * (b_2 / a));
	} else if (b_2 <= 9.160409405338443e-70) {
		tmp = (sqrt((b_2 * b_2) - (c * a)) - b_2) / a;
	} else {
		tmp = (c * -0.5) / b_2;
	}
	return tmp;
}

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b_2

Bits error versus c

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Results

Enter valid numbers for all inputs

Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes

  2. if b_2 < -5.7479044760930031e113

    1. Initial program 50.8

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]

    2. Simplified50.8

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}{a}}\]

    3. Taylor expanded around -inf 4.1

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2} - 2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}}\]

    if -5.7479044760930031e113 < b_2 < 9.16040940533844292e-70

    1. Initial program 12.9

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]

    if 9.16040940533844292e-70 < b_2

    1. Initial program 53.6

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]

    2. Simplified53.6

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}{a}}\]

    3. Taylor expanded around inf 8.6

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}}\]
    4. Using strategy rm

    5. Applied associate-*r/_binary648.6

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-0.5 \cdot c}{b_2}}\]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.

  4. Final simplification9.9

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -5.747904476093003 \cdot 10^{+113}:\\ \;\;\;\;0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2} - 2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 9.160409405338443 \cdot 10^{-70}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a} - b_2}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot -0.5}{b_2}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2021019 
(FPCore (a b_2 c)
  :name "quad2p (problem 3.2.1, positive)"
  :precision binary64
  (/ (+ (- b_2) (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* a c)))) a))