Average Error: 43.8 → 0.4
Time: 6.7s
Precision: binary64
\[1.1102230246251565 \cdot 10^{-16} < a \land a < 9007199254740992 \land 1.1102230246251565 \cdot 10^{-16} < b \land b < 9007199254740992 \land 1.1102230246251565 \cdot 10^{-16} < c \land c < 9007199254740992\]
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\]
↓
\[\frac{\frac{-4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}{b + \sqrt{-4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right) + b \cdot b}}}{a \cdot 2}\]
\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}
↓
\frac{\frac{-4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}{b + \sqrt{-4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right) + b \cdot b}}}{a \cdot 2}
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c)))) (* 2.0 a)))
↓
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (/ (/ (* -4.0 (* a c)) (+ b (sqrt (+ (* -4.0 (* a c)) (* b b))))) (* a 2.0)))
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) {
	return ((-4.0 * (a * c)) / (b + sqrt((-4.0 * (a * c)) + (b * b)))) / (a * 2.0);
}

Error

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Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

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Results

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Derivation

  1. Initial program 43.8

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

  2. Simplified43.8

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

  4. Applied flip--_binary6443.8

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

  5. Simplified43.2

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

  6. Simplified43.2

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

  7. Taylor expanded around 0 0.4

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

  8. Final simplification0.4

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

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2021173 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "Quadratic roots, medium range"
  :precision binary64
  :pre (and (< 1.1102230246251565e-16 a 9007199254740992.0) (< 1.1102230246251565e-16 b 9007199254740992.0) (< 1.1102230246251565e-16 c 9007199254740992.0))
  (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c)))) (* 2.0 a)))