Average Error: 33.8 → 11.1
Time: 18.9s
Precision: binary64
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a} \]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -2.284455722178938 \cdot 10^{+110}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 6.212289707649754 \cdot 10^{-159}:\\ \;\;\;\;0.5 \cdot \frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)} - b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]
\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}
↓
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \leq -2.284455722178938 \cdot 10^{+110}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 6.212289707649754 \cdot 10^{-159}:\\
\;\;\;\;0.5 \cdot \frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)} - b}{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 -2.284455722178938e+110)
   (- (/ c b) (/ b a))
   (if (<= b 6.212289707649754e-159)
     (* 0.5 (/ (- (sqrt (- (* b b) (* c (* a 4.0)))) b) 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 <= -2.284455722178938e+110) {
		tmp = (c / b) - (b / a);
	} else if (b <= 6.212289707649754e-159) {
		tmp = 0.5 * ((sqrt((b * b) - (c * (a * 4.0))) - b) / a);
	} else {
		tmp = -(c / b);
	}
	return tmp;
}

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

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Results

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Target

Original33.8
Target20.9
Herbie11.1
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b < 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \end{array} \]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes

  2. if b < -2.28445572217893792e110

    1. Initial program 48.7

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

    2. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 3.8

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

    if -2.28445572217893792e110 < b < 6.21228970764975359e-159

    1. Initial program 11.1

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

    2. Applied *-un-lft-identity_binary6411.1

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{1 \cdot \left(\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]

    3. Applied times-frac_binary6411.1

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{a}} \]

    if 6.21228970764975359e-159 < b

    1. Initial program 49.3

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

    2. Taylor expanded in b around inf 13.4

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

    3. Simplified13.4

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

  4. Final simplification11.1

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -2.284455722178938 \cdot 10^{+110}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 6.212289707649754 \cdot 10^{-159}:\\ \;\;\;\;0.5 \cdot \frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)} - b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2021313 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "The quadratic formula (r1)"
  :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)))