Average Error: 33.9 → 10.4
Time: 10.7s
Precision: binary64
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -4.029250158308429 \cdot 10^{+153}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b \cdot -2}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 1.7994370256410445 \cdot 10^{-25}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a \cdot c, -4, b \cdot b\right)} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]
\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 -4.029250158308429 \cdot 10^{+153}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{b \cdot -2}{2 \cdot a}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 1.7994370256410445 \cdot 10^{-25}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a \cdot c, -4, b \cdot b\right)} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\

\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 -4.029250158308429e+153)
   (/ (* b -2.0) (* 2.0 a))
   (if (<= b 1.7994370256410445e-25)
     (/ (- (sqrt (fma (* a c) -4.0 (* b b))) b) (* 2.0 a))
     (- (/ 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 <= -4.029250158308429e+153) {
		tmp = (b * -2.0) / (2.0 * a);
	} else if (b <= 1.7994370256410445e-25) {
		tmp = (sqrt(fma((a * c), -4.0, (b * b))) - b) / (2.0 * a);
	} else {
		tmp = -(c / b);
	}
	return tmp;
}

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Target

Original33.9
Target21.0
Herbie10.4
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b < 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \end{array} \]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes

  2. if b < -4.02925015830842898e153

    1. Initial program 63.9

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

    2. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 2.9

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{-2 \cdot b}}{2 \cdot a} \]

    if -4.02925015830842898e153 < b < 1.79943702564104447e-25

    1. Initial program 14.3

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

    2. Taylor expanded in b around 0 14.3

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

    3. Simplified14.3

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

    if 1.79943702564104447e-25 < b

    1. Initial program 54.7

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

    2. Taylor expanded in b around inf 6.7

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

    3. Simplified6.7

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

  4. Final simplification10.4

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -4.029250158308429 \cdot 10^{+153}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b \cdot -2}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 1.7994370256410445 \cdot 10^{-25}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a \cdot c, -4, b \cdot b\right)} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2021275 
(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)))