Average Error: 34.6 → 9.8
Time: 15.3s
Precision: binary64
\[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a} \]
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -2.2615494570063426 \cdot 10^{+148}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b_2 \cdot -2}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 1.4828646081803067 \cdot 10^{-55}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a} - \frac{b_2}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \end{array} \]
\frac{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -2.2615494570063426 \cdot 10^{+148}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{b_2 \cdot -2}{a}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 1.4828646081803067 \cdot 10^{-55}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a} - \frac{b_2}{a}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;-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 -2.2615494570063426e+148)
   (/ (* b_2 -2.0) a)
   (if (<= b_2 1.4828646081803067e-55)
     (- (/ (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* a c))) a) (/ 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 <= -2.2615494570063426e+148) {
		tmp = (b_2 * -2.0) / a;
	} else if (b_2 <= 1.4828646081803067e-55) {
		tmp = (sqrt((b_2 * b_2) - (a * c)) / a) - (b_2 / a);
	} else {
		tmp = -0.5 * (c / b_2);
	}
	return tmp;
}

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b_2

Bits error versus c

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Results

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Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes
  2. if b_2 < -2.26154945700634255e148

    1. Initial program 61.8

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a} \]
    2. Simplified61.8

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}{a}} \]
    3. Taylor expanded in b_2 around -inf 2.0

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

    if -2.26154945700634255e148 < b_2 < 1.4828646081803067e-55

    1. Initial program 13.1

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a} \]
    2. Simplified13.1

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}{a}} \]
    3. Applied div-sub_binary6413.1

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

    if 1.4828646081803067e-55 < b_2

    1. Initial program 54.2

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a} \]
    2. Simplified54.2

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}{a}} \]
    3. Taylor expanded in b_2 around inf 7.9

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}} \]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification9.8

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -2.2615494570063426 \cdot 10^{+148}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b_2 \cdot -2}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 1.4828646081803067 \cdot 10^{-55}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a} - \frac{b_2}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \end{array} \]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2021280 
(FPCore (a b_2 c)
  :name "quad2p (problem 3.2.1, positive)"
  :precision binary64
  (/ (+ (- b_2) (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* a c)))) a))