Average Error: 34.5 → 6.7
Time: 6.5s
Precision: binary64
\[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -3.2114502468239883 \cdot 10^{+60}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{\left(-b_2\right) - b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 5.07288663772189 \cdot 10^{-296}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a} - b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 4.417683444163303 \cdot 10^{+138}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a} + 0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \end{array}\]
\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}
↓
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -3.2114502468239883 \cdot 10^{+60}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{c}{\left(-b_2\right) - b_2}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 5.07288663772189 \cdot 10^{-296}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{c}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a} - b_2}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 4.417683444163303 \cdot 10^{+138}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a}}{a}\\

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

\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 -3.2114502468239883e+60)
   (/ c (- (- b_2) b_2))
   (if (<= b_2 5.07288663772189e-296)
     (/ c (- (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* c a))) b_2))
     (if (<= b_2 4.417683444163303e+138)
       (/ (- (- b_2) (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* c a)))) a)
       (+ (* -2.0 (/ b_2 a)) (* 0.5 (/ c b_2)))))))
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 <= -3.2114502468239883e+60) {
		tmp = c / (-b_2 - b_2);
	} else if (b_2 <= 5.07288663772189e-296) {
		tmp = c / (sqrt((b_2 * b_2) - (c * a)) - b_2);
	} else if (b_2 <= 4.417683444163303e+138) {
		tmp = (-b_2 - sqrt((b_2 * b_2) - (c * a))) / a;
	} else {
		tmp = (-2.0 * (b_2 / a)) + (0.5 * (c / b_2));
	}
	return tmp;
}

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b_2

Bits error versus c

Try it out

Your Program's Arguments

Results

Enter valid numbers for all inputs

Derivation

  1. Split input into 4 regimes

  2. if b_2 < -3.21145024682398827e60

    1. Initial program 57.4

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

    3. Applied flip--_binary6457.4

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

    4. Simplified29.3

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

    5. Simplified29.3

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{a \cdot c}{\color{blue}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}}{a}\]
    6. Using strategy rm

    7. Applied *-un-lft-identity_binary6429.3

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

    8. Applied *-un-lft-identity_binary6429.3

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

    9. Applied times-frac_binary6429.3

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

    10. Simplified29.3

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

    11. Simplified26.1

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

    12. Taylor expanded around -inf 3.5

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

    if -3.21145024682398827e60 < b_2 < 5.07288663772189e-296

    1. Initial program 30.3

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

    3. Applied flip--_binary6430.3

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

    4. Simplified16.6

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

    5. Simplified16.6

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{a \cdot c}{\color{blue}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}}{a}\]
    6. Using strategy rm

    7. Applied *-un-lft-identity_binary6416.6

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

    8. Applied *-un-lft-identity_binary6416.6

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

    9. Applied times-frac_binary6416.6

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

    10. Simplified16.6

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

    11. Simplified9.3

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

    if 5.07288663772189e-296 < b_2 < 4.4176834441633031e138

    1. Initial program 9.0

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

    3. Applied *-un-lft-identity_binary649.0

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

    4. Applied *-un-lft-identity_binary649.0

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

    5. Applied times-frac_binary649.0

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

    if 4.4176834441633031e138 < b_2

    1. Initial program 58.3

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

    2. Taylor expanded around inf 2.4

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

    3. Simplified2.4

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

  4. Final simplification6.7

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -3.2114502468239883 \cdot 10^{+60}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{\left(-b_2\right) - b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 5.07288663772189 \cdot 10^{-296}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a} - b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 4.417683444163303 \cdot 10^{+138}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a} + 0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2021176 
(FPCore (a b_2 c)
  :name "quad2m (problem 3.2.1, negative)"
  :precision binary64
  (/ (- (- b_2) (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* a c)))) a))