Average Error: 34.0 → 10.8
Time: 13.8s
Precision: binary64
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a} \]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -1.4766992338866856 \cdot 10^{+51}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 2.7432365902385795 \cdot 10^{-107}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot c} - b}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]
\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 -1.4766992338866856 \cdot 10^{+51}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 2.7432365902385795 \cdot 10^{-107}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot c} - b}{a \cdot 2}\\

\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 -1.4766992338866856e+51)
   (/ (- b) a)
   (if (<= b 2.7432365902385795e-107)
     (/ (- (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* a 4.0) c))) b) (* a 2.0))
     (- (/ 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 <= -1.4766992338866856e+51) {
		tmp = -b / a;
	} else if (b <= 2.7432365902385795e-107) {
		tmp = (sqrt((b * b) - ((a * 4.0) * c)) - b) / (a * 2.0);
	} 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

Original34.0
Target20.8
Herbie10.8
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b < 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \end{array} \]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes

  2. if b < -1.4766992338866856e51

    1. Initial program 39.0

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

    2. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 6.1

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

    3. Simplified6.1

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

    if -1.4766992338866856e51 < b < 2.7432365902385795e-107

    1. Initial program 12.3

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

    2. Applied pow1_binary6412.3

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

    if 2.7432365902385795e-107 < b

    1. Initial program 50.9

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

    2. Taylor expanded in b around inf 11.7

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

    3. Simplified11.7

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

  4. Final simplification10.8

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -1.4766992338866856 \cdot 10^{+51}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 2.7432365902385795 \cdot 10^{-107}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot 4\right) \cdot c} - b}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2021357 
(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)))