Average Error: 34.2 → 6.4
Time: 9.8s
Precision: binary64
\[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -2.9773530842163696 \cdot 10^{+144}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{\left(-b_2\right) - b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 1.0241114256262157 \cdot 10^{-308}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a} - b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 2.597222582923894 \cdot 10^{+99}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2} - 2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\\ \end{array}\]
\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -2.9773530842163696 \cdot 10^{+144}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{c}{\left(-b_2\right) - b_2}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 1.0241114256262157 \cdot 10^{-308}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{c}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a} - b_2}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 2.597222582923894 \cdot 10^{+99}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a}}{a}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2} - 2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\\

\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 -2.9773530842163696e+144)
   (/ c (- (- b_2) b_2))
   (if (<= b_2 1.0241114256262157e-308)
     (/ c (- (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* c a))) b_2))
     (if (<= b_2 2.597222582923894e+99)
       (/ (- (- b_2) (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* c a)))) a)
       (- (* 0.5 (/ c b_2)) (* 2.0 (/ b_2 a)))))))
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 <= -2.9773530842163696e+144) {
		tmp = c / (-b_2 - b_2);
	} else if (b_2 <= 1.0241114256262157e-308) {
		tmp = c / (sqrt((b_2 * b_2) - (c * a)) - b_2);
	} else if (b_2 <= 2.597222582923894e+99) {
		tmp = (-b_2 - sqrt((b_2 * b_2) - (c * a))) / a;
	} else {
		tmp = (0.5 * (c / b_2)) - (2.0 * (b_2 / a));
	}
	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 4 regimes
  2. if b_2 < -2.9773530842163696e144

    1. Initial program 62.9

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
    2. Using strategy rm
    3. Applied flip--_binary6462.9

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b_2\right) \cdot \left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}}}{a}\]
    4. Simplified37.8

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{\color{blue}{a \cdot c}}{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}}{a}\]
    5. Simplified37.8

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{a \cdot c}{\color{blue}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}}{a}\]
    6. Using strategy rm
    7. Applied *-un-lft-identity_binary6437.8

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{a \cdot c}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}{\color{blue}{1 \cdot a}}\]
    8. Applied *-un-lft-identity_binary6437.8

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{1 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}}{1 \cdot a}\]
    9. Applied times-frac_binary6437.8

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{1}{1} \cdot \frac{\frac{a \cdot c}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}{a}}\]
    10. Simplified37.8

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{1} \cdot \frac{\frac{a \cdot c}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}{a}\]
    11. Simplified37.3

      \[\leadsto 1 \cdot \color{blue}{\frac{c}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}\]
    12. Taylor expanded around -inf 1.8

      \[\leadsto 1 \cdot \frac{c}{\color{blue}{-1 \cdot b_2} - b_2}\]
    13. Simplified1.8

      \[\leadsto 1 \cdot \frac{c}{\color{blue}{\left(-b_2\right)} - b_2}\]

    if -2.9773530842163696e144 < b_2 < 1.0241114256262157e-308

    1. Initial program 34.4

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
    2. Using strategy rm
    3. Applied flip--_binary6434.4

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b_2\right) \cdot \left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}}}{a}\]
    4. Simplified16.5

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{\color{blue}{a \cdot c}}{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}}{a}\]
    5. Simplified16.5

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{a \cdot c}{\color{blue}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}}{a}\]
    6. Using strategy rm
    7. Applied *-un-lft-identity_binary6416.5

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{a \cdot c}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}{\color{blue}{1 \cdot a}}\]
    8. Applied *-un-lft-identity_binary6416.5

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{1 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}}{1 \cdot a}\]
    9. Applied times-frac_binary6416.5

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{1}{1} \cdot \frac{\frac{a \cdot c}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}{a}}\]
    10. Simplified16.5

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{1} \cdot \frac{\frac{a \cdot c}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}{a}\]
    11. Simplified8.0

      \[\leadsto 1 \cdot \color{blue}{\frac{c}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}\]

    if 1.0241114256262157e-308 < b_2 < 2.59722258292389397e99

    1. Initial program 9.2

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

    if 2.59722258292389397e99 < b_2

    1. Initial program 47.6

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
    2. Taylor expanded around inf 3.0

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2} - 2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}}\]
  3. Recombined 4 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification6.4

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -2.9773530842163696 \cdot 10^{+144}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{\left(-b_2\right) - b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 1.0241114256262157 \cdot 10^{-308}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a} - b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 2.597222582923894 \cdot 10^{+99}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2} - 2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2021155 
(FPCore (a b_2 c)
  :name "quad2m (problem 3.2.1, negative)"
  :precision binary64
  (/ (- (- b_2) (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* a c)))) a))