Average Error: 34.1 → 10.1
Time: 12.5s
Precision: binary64
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -4.4035815120185316 \cdot 10^{+145}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b \cdot -2}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 9.354693495133569 \cdot 10^{-43}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot c} - b}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]
\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 -4.4035815120185316 \cdot 10^{+145}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{b \cdot -2}{a \cdot 2}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 9.354693495133569 \cdot 10^{-43}:\\
\;\;\;\;\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 -4.4035815120185316e+145)
   (/ (* b -2.0) (* a 2.0))
   (if (<= b 9.354693495133569e-43)
     (/ (- (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 <= -4.4035815120185316e+145) {
		tmp = (b * -2.0) / (a * 2.0);
	} else if (b <= 9.354693495133569e-43) {
		tmp = (sqrt((b * b) - ((a * 4.0) * c)) - 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

Original34.1
Target20.9
Herbie10.1
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b < 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes

  2. if b < -4.4035815120185316e145

    1. Initial program 60.6

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

    2. Simplified60.6

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

    3. Taylor expanded around -inf 2.9

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{-2 \cdot b}}{a \cdot 2}\]

    4. Simplified2.9

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{b \cdot -2}}{a \cdot 2}\]

    if -4.4035815120185316e145 < b < 9.354693495133569e-43

    1. Initial program 13.7

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

    2. Simplified13.7

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

    if 9.354693495133569e-43 < b

    1. Initial program 54.0

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

    2. Simplified54.0

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

    3. Taylor expanded around inf 7.3

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}}\]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.

  4. Final simplification10.1

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -4.4035815120185316 \cdot 10^{+145}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b \cdot -2}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 9.354693495133569 \cdot 10^{-43}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot c} - b}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2021032 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "The quadratic formula (r1)"
  :precision binary64

  :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)))