Average Error: 59.8 → 59.8
Time: 13.2s
Precision: binary64
Cost: 6848
\[-0.026 < x \land x < 0.026\]
\[\frac{1}{x} - \frac{1}{\tan x}\]
↓
\[\frac{1}{x} - \frac{1}{\tan x}\]
\frac{1}{x} - \frac{1}{\tan x}
↓
\frac{1}{x} - \frac{1}{\tan x}
(FPCore (x) :precision binary64 (- (/ 1.0 x) (/ 1.0 (tan x))))
↓
(FPCore (x) :precision binary64 (- (/ 1.0 x) (/ 1.0 (tan x))))
double code(double x) {
	return (1.0 / x) - (1.0 / tan(x));
}
↓
double code(double x) {
	return (1.0 / x) - (1.0 / tan(x));
}

Error

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Target

Original59.8
Target0.1
Herbie59.8
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\left|x\right| < 0.026:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{x}{3} \cdot \left(1 + \frac{x \cdot x}{15}\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{x} - \frac{1}{\tan x}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Initial program 59.8

    \[\frac{1}{x} - \frac{1}{\tan x}\]

  2. Simplified59.8

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{1}{x} - \frac{1}{\tan x}}\]

  3. Final simplification59.8

    \[\leadsto \frac{1}{x} - \frac{1}{\tan x}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2021023 
(FPCore (x)
  :name "invcot (example 3.9)"
  :precision binary64
  :pre (and (< -0.026 x) (< x 0.026))

  :herbie-target
  (if (< (fabs x) 0.026) (* (/ x 3.0) (+ 1.0 (/ (* x x) 15.0))) (- (/ 1.0 x) (/ 1.0 (tan x))))

  (- (/ 1.0 x) (/ 1.0 (tan x))))