Average Error: 19.5 → 8.2
Time: 5.7s
Precision: binary64
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array} \]
\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := \left(-b\right) - b\\ t_1 := \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\\ t_2 := \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - t_1}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{t_1 - b}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{if}\;t_2 \leq -\infty:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{b + b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;e^{\left(\log c + \log 2\right) - \log t_0}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;t_2 \leq -1.2831338614014255 \cdot 10^{-166}:\\ \;\;\;\;t_2\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} t_3 := \frac{c \cdot 2}{t_0}\\ \mathbf{if}\;t_2 \leq 1.353634854167972 \cdot 10^{-142}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, c \cdot -4, b \cdot b\right)}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;t_3\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;t_2 \leq 7.781024371757338 \cdot 10^{+221}:\\ \;\;\;\;t_2\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sqrt{b}, \sqrt{b}, b\right)}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;t_3\\ \end{array}\\ \end{array} \]
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\


\end{array}
\begin{array}{l}
t_0 := \left(-b\right) - b\\
t_1 := \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\\
t_2 := \begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - t_1}{a \cdot 2}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{t_1 - b}\\


\end{array}\\
\mathbf{if}\;t_2 \leq -\infty:\\
\;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\
\;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{b + b}{a}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;e^{\left(\log c + \log 2\right) - \log t_0}\\


\end{array}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;t_2 \leq -1.2831338614014255 \cdot 10^{-166}:\\
\;\;\;\;t_2\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l}
t_3 := \frac{c \cdot 2}{t_0}\\
\mathbf{if}\;t_2 \leq 1.353634854167972 \cdot 10^{-142}:\\
\;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\
\;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, c \cdot -4, b \cdot b\right)}}{a}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;t_3\\


\end{array}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;t_2 \leq 7.781024371757338 \cdot 10^{+221}:\\
\;\;\;\;t_2\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \geq 0:\\
\;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sqrt{b}, \sqrt{b}, b\right)}{a}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;t_3\\


\end{array}\\


\end{array}
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (if (>= b 0.0)
   (/ (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c)))) (* 2.0 a))
   (/ (* 2.0 c) (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c)))))))
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (let* ((t_0 (- (- b) b))
        (t_1 (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c))))
        (t_2
         (if (>= b 0.0) (/ (- (- b) t_1) (* a 2.0)) (/ (* c 2.0) (- t_1 b)))))
   (if (<= t_2 (- INFINITY))
     (if (>= b 0.0)
       (* -0.5 (/ (+ b b) a))
       (exp (- (+ (log c) (log 2.0)) (log t_0))))
     (if (<= t_2 -1.2831338614014255e-166)
       t_2
       (let* ((t_3 (/ (* c 2.0) t_0)))
         (if (<= t_2 1.353634854167972e-142)
           (if (>= b 0.0)
             (* -0.5 (/ (+ b (sqrt (fma a (* c -4.0) (* b b)))) a))
             t_3)
           (if (<= t_2 7.781024371757338e+221)
             t_2
             (if (>= b 0.0)
               (* -0.5 (/ (fma (sqrt b) (sqrt b) b) a))
               t_3))))))))
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b >= 0.0) {
		tmp = (-b - sqrt((b * b) - ((4.0 * a) * c))) / (2.0 * a);
	} else {
		tmp = (2.0 * c) / (-b + sqrt((b * b) - ((4.0 * a) * c)));
	}
	return tmp;
}
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double t_0 = -b - b;
	double t_1 = sqrt((b * b) - ((4.0 * a) * c));
	double tmp;
	if (b >= 0.0) {
		tmp = (-b - t_1) / (a * 2.0);
	} else {
		tmp = (c * 2.0) / (t_1 - b);
	}
	double t_2 = tmp;
	double tmp_2;
	if (t_2 <= -((double) INFINITY)) {
		double tmp_3;
		if (b >= 0.0) {
			tmp_3 = -0.5 * ((b + b) / a);
		} else {
			tmp_3 = exp((log(c) + log(2.0)) - log(t_0));
		}
		tmp_2 = tmp_3;
	} else if (t_2 <= -1.2831338614014255e-166) {
		tmp_2 = t_2;
	} else {
		double t_3 = (c * 2.0) / t_0;
		double tmp_5;
		if (t_2 <= 1.353634854167972e-142) {
			double tmp_6;
			if (b >= 0.0) {
				tmp_6 = -0.5 * ((b + sqrt(fma(a, (c * -4.0), (b * b)))) / a);
			} else {
				tmp_6 = t_3;
			}
			tmp_5 = tmp_6;
		} else if (t_2 <= 7.781024371757338e+221) {
			tmp_5 = t_2;
		} else if (b >= 0.0) {
			tmp_5 = -0.5 * (fma(sqrt(b), sqrt(b), b) / a);
		} else {
			tmp_5 = t_3;
		}
		tmp_2 = tmp_5;
	}
	return tmp_2;
}

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Derivation

  1. Split input into 4 regimes
  2. if (if (>=.f64 b 0) (/.f64 (-.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 4 a) c)))) (*.f64 2 a)) (/.f64 (*.f64 2 c) (+.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 4 a) c)))))) < -inf.0

    1. Initial program 64.0

      \[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array} \]
    2. Simplified64.0

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\begin{array}{l} \color{blue}{\mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, c \cdot -4, b \cdot b\right)}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, c \cdot -4, b \cdot b\right)} - b}\\ } \end{array}} \]
    3. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 64.0

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, c \cdot -4, b \cdot b\right)}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\color{blue}{c \cdot 2}}{-1 \cdot b - b}\\ \end{array} \]
    4. Taylor expanded in a around 0 16.6

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{b + \color{blue}{b}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{-1 \cdot b - b}\\ \end{array} \]
    5. Applied add-exp-log_binary6416.6

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{b + b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\color{blue}{\frac{c \cdot 2}{e^{\log \left(-1 \cdot b - b\right)}}}\\ \end{array} \]
    6. Applied add-exp-log_binary6416.6

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{b + b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot e^{\log 2}}{e^{\log \left(-1 \cdot b - b\right)}}\\ \end{array} \]
    7. Applied add-exp-log_binary6416.6

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{b + b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{e^{\log c} \cdot e^{\log 2}}{e^{\log \left(-1 \cdot b - b\right)}}\\ \end{array} \]
    8. Applied prod-exp_binary6416.6

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{b + b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{e^{\log c + \log 2}}{e^{\log \left(-1 \cdot b - b\right)}}\\ \end{array} \]
    9. Applied div-exp_binary6416.6

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{b + b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;e^{\left(\log c + \log 2\right) - \log \left(-1 \cdot b - b\right)}\\ \end{array} \]

    if -inf.0 < (if (>=.f64 b 0) (/.f64 (-.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 4 a) c)))) (*.f64 2 a)) (/.f64 (*.f64 2 c) (+.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 4 a) c)))))) < -1.2831338614014255e-166 or 1.35363485416797207e-142 < (if (>=.f64 b 0) (/.f64 (-.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 4 a) c)))) (*.f64 2 a)) (/.f64 (*.f64 2 c) (+.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 4 a) c)))))) < 7.78102437175733823e221

    1. Initial program 3.2

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

    if -1.2831338614014255e-166 < (if (>=.f64 b 0) (/.f64 (-.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 4 a) c)))) (*.f64 2 a)) (/.f64 (*.f64 2 c) (+.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 4 a) c)))))) < 1.35363485416797207e-142

    1. Initial program 24.4

      \[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array} \]
    2. Simplified24.3

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\begin{array}{l} \color{blue}{\mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, c \cdot -4, b \cdot b\right)}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, c \cdot -4, b \cdot b\right)} - b}\\ } \end{array}} \]
    3. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 11.5

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, c \cdot -4, b \cdot b\right)}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\color{blue}{c \cdot 2}}{-1 \cdot b - b}\\ \end{array} \]

    if 7.78102437175733823e221 < (if (>=.f64 b 0) (/.f64 (-.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 4 a) c)))) (*.f64 2 a)) (/.f64 (*.f64 2 c) (+.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 4 a) c))))))

    1. Initial program 49.2

      \[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array} \]
    2. Simplified48.9

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\begin{array}{l} \color{blue}{\mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, c \cdot -4, b \cdot b\right)}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, c \cdot -4, b \cdot b\right)} - b}\\ } \end{array}} \]
    3. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 47.4

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, c \cdot -4, b \cdot b\right)}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\color{blue}{c \cdot 2}}{-1 \cdot b - b}\\ \end{array} \]
    4. Applied add-sqr-sqrt_binary6447.4

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{\color{blue}{\sqrt{b} \cdot \sqrt{b}} + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, c \cdot -4, b \cdot b\right)}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{-1 \cdot b - b}\\ \end{array} \]
    5. Applied fma-def_binary6447.4

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{\color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sqrt{b}, \sqrt{b}, \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, c \cdot -4, b \cdot b\right)}\right)}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{-1 \cdot b - b}\\ \end{array} \]
    6. Taylor expanded in a around 0 14.5

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sqrt{b}, \sqrt{b}, \color{blue}{b}\right)}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{-1 \cdot b - b}\\ \end{array} \]
  3. Recombined 4 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification8.2

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}\\ \end{array} \leq -\infty:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{b + b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;e^{\left(\log c + \log 2\right) - \log \left(\left(-b\right) - b\right)}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}\\ \end{array} \leq -1.2831338614014255 \cdot 10^{-166}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}\\ \end{array} \leq 1.353634854167972 \cdot 10^{-142}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, c \cdot -4, b \cdot b\right)}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{\left(-b\right) - b}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}\\ \end{array} \leq 7.781024371757338 \cdot 10^{+221}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sqrt{b}, \sqrt{b}, b\right)}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{\left(-b\right) - b}\\ \end{array} \]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2022020 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "jeff quadratic root 1"
  :precision binary64
  (if (>= b 0.0) (/ (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c)))) (* 2.0 a)) (/ (* 2.0 c) (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c)))))))