Average Error: 34.1 → 10.4
Time: 13.1s
Precision: binary64
\[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a} \]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -7.176929411205444 \cdot 10^{-59}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 2.4564051867231585 \cdot 10^{+74}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\mathsf{fma}\left(0.5, \frac{c}{b_2}, -2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\right)\\ \end{array} \]
\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}
↓
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -7.176929411205444 \cdot 10^{-59}:\\
\;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 2.4564051867231585 \cdot 10^{+74}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a}}{a}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\mathsf{fma}\left(0.5, \frac{c}{b_2}, -2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\right)\\


\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 -7.176929411205444e-59)
   (* -0.5 (/ c b_2))
   (if (<= b_2 2.4564051867231585e+74)
     (/ (- (- b_2) (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* c a)))) a)
     (fma 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 <= -7.176929411205444e-59) {
		tmp = -0.5 * (c / b_2);
	} else if (b_2 <= 2.4564051867231585e+74) {
		tmp = (-b_2 - sqrt((b_2 * b_2) - (c * a))) / a;
	} else {
		tmp = fma(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

Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes

  2. if b_2 < -7.176929411205444e-59

    1. Initial program 53.6

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

    2. Taylor expanded in b_2 around -inf 9.0

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

    if -7.176929411205444e-59 < b_2 < 2.45640518672315846e74

    1. Initial program 14.2

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

    if 2.45640518672315846e74 < b_2

    1. Initial program 41.3

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

    2. Taylor expanded in b_2 around inf 4.2

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

    3. Simplified4.2

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(0.5, \frac{c}{b_2}, -2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\right)} \]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.

  4. Final simplification10.4

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -7.176929411205444 \cdot 10^{-59}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 2.4564051867231585 \cdot 10^{+74}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\mathsf{fma}\left(0.5, \frac{c}{b_2}, -2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a}\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2021224 
(FPCore (a b_2 c)
  :name "quad2m (problem 3.2.1, negative)"
  :precision binary64
  (/ (- (- b_2) (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* a c)))) a))