Average Error: 34.2 → 11.4
Time: 9.4s
Precision: binary64
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -4.730052107843551 \cdot 10^{+118}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 3.526112956294902 \cdot 10^{-140} \lor \neg \left(b \leq 3.800189758670082 \cdot 10^{-51}\right) \land b \leq 6.768351271797052 \cdot 10^{-13}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)} - b}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]
\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \leq -4.730052107843551 \cdot 10^{+118}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 3.526112956294902 \cdot 10^{-140} \lor \neg \left(b \leq 3.800189758670082 \cdot 10^{-51}\right) \land b \leq 6.768351271797052 \cdot 10^{-13}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)} - 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 -4.730052107843551e+118)
   (- (/ c b) (/ b a))
   (if (or (<= b 3.526112956294902e-140)
           (and (not (<= b 3.800189758670082e-51))
                (<= b 6.768351271797052e-13)))
     (/ (- (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4.0 (* c a)))) 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 <= -4.730052107843551e+118) {
		tmp = (c / b) - (b / a);
	} else if ((b <= 3.526112956294902e-140) || (!(b <= 3.800189758670082e-51) && (b <= 6.768351271797052e-13))) {
		tmp = (sqrt((b * b) - (4.0 * (c * a))) - 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

Original34.2
Target20.9
Herbie11.4
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b < 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes
  2. if b < -4.730052107843551e118

    1. Initial program 52.0

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Simplified52.0

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} - b}{a \cdot 2}}\]
    3. Taylor expanded around -inf 3.1

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

    if -4.730052107843551e118 < b < 3.52611295629490181e-140 or 3.800189758670082e-51 < b < 6.76835127179705212e-13

    1. Initial program 13.6

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Simplified13.6

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

    if 3.52611295629490181e-140 < b < 3.800189758670082e-51 or 6.76835127179705212e-13 < b

    1. Initial program 51.2

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\]
    2. Simplified51.2

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} - b}{a \cdot 2}}\]
    3. Taylor expanded around inf 11.6

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}}\]
    4. Simplified11.6

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-\frac{c}{b}}\]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification11.4

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -4.730052107843551 \cdot 10^{+118}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 3.526112956294902 \cdot 10^{-140} \lor \neg \left(b \leq 3.800189758670082 \cdot 10^{-51}\right) \land b \leq 6.768351271797052 \cdot 10^{-13}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)} - b}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2021126 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "quadp (p42, positive)"
  :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)))