Average Error: 34.2 → 10.7
Time: 11.5s
Precision: binary64
\[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -4.9596295979872694 \cdot 10^{+69}:\\ \;\;\;\;0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2} + -2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 5.70304349446422 \cdot 10^{-136}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a} - b_2}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b_2} \cdot -0.5\\ \end{array}\]
\frac{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}
↓
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -4.9596295979872694 \cdot 10^{+69}:\\
\;\;\;\;0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2} + -2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 5.70304349446422 \cdot 10^{-136}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a} - b_2}{a}\\

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

\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 -4.9596295979872694e+69)
   (+ (* 0.5 (/ c b_2)) (* -2.0 (/ b_2 a)))
   (if (<= b_2 5.70304349446422e-136)
     (/ (- (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* c a))) b_2) a)
     (* (/ c b_2) -0.5))))
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 <= -4.9596295979872694e+69) {
		tmp = (0.5 * (c / b_2)) + (-2.0 * (b_2 / a));
	} else if (b_2 <= 5.70304349446422e-136) {
		tmp = (sqrt((b_2 * b_2) - (c * a)) - b_2) / a;
	} else {
		tmp = (c / b_2) * -0.5;
	}
	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 < -4.9596295979872694e69

    1. Initial program 42.2

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

    2. Simplified42.2

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

    3. Taylor expanded around -inf 4.7

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

    4. Simplified4.7

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

    if -4.9596295979872694e69 < b_2 < 5.7030434944642199e-136

    1. Initial program 11.9

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

    if 5.7030434944642199e-136 < b_2

    1. Initial program 50.4

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

    2. Simplified50.4

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

    3. Taylor expanded around inf 12.2

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

  4. Final simplification10.7

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -4.9596295979872694 \cdot 10^{+69}:\\ \;\;\;\;0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2} + -2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 5.70304349446422 \cdot 10^{-136}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a} - b_2}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b_2} \cdot -0.5\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2021084 
(FPCore (a b_2 c)
  :name "quad2p (problem 3.2.1, positive)"
  :precision binary64
  (/ (+ (- b_2) (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* a c)))) a))