Average Error: 0.5 → 0.5
Time: 5.4s
Precision: binary64
Cost: 7232
\[\cos^{-1} \left(\frac{1 - 5 \cdot \left(v \cdot v\right)}{v \cdot v - 1}\right)\]
↓
\[\cos^{-1} \left(\frac{1 - 5 \cdot \left(v \cdot v\right)}{v \cdot v - 1}\right)\]
\cos^{-1} \left(\frac{1 - 5 \cdot \left(v \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)
(FPCore (v)
 :precision binary64
 (acos (/ (- 1.0 (* 5.0 (* v v))) (- (* v v) 1.0))))
↓
(FPCore (v)
 :precision binary64
 (acos (/ (- 1.0 (* 5.0 (* v 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 - (5.0 * (v * v))) / ((v * v) - 1.0));
}

Error

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Alternatives

Alternative 1
Error0.9
Cost6848
\[\cos^{-1} \left(-1 + \left(v \cdot v\right) \cdot 4\right)\]
Alternative 2
Error1.3
Cost6464
\[\cos^{-1} -1\]
Alternative 3
Error52.6
Cost64
\[1\]

Error

Derivation

  1. Initial program 0.5

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

  2. Simplified0.5

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

  3. Final simplification0.5

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

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2021044 
(FPCore (v)
  :name "Falkner and Boettcher, Appendix B, 1"
  :precision binary64
  (acos (/ (- 1.0 (* 5.0 (* v v))) (- (* v v) 1.0))))