Average Error: 33.8 → 9.9
Time: 10.1s
Precision: binary64
\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a} \]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -2.883127482408212 \cdot 10^{+117}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 9.49693954462719 \cdot 10^{-67}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)} - b}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]
\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 -2.883127482408212 \cdot 10^{+117}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 9.49693954462719 \cdot 10^{-67}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)} - 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 -2.883127482408212e+117)
   (- (/ c b) (/ b a))
   (if (<= b 9.49693954462719e-67)
     (/ (- (sqrt (- (* b b) (* c (* a 4.0)))) 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 <= -2.883127482408212e+117) {
		tmp = (c / b) - (b / a);
	} else if (b <= 9.49693954462719e-67) {
		tmp = (sqrt((b * b) - (c * (a * 4.0))) - 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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Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes

  2. if b < -2.88312748240821211e117

    1. Initial program 51.5

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

    2. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 2.3

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

    if -2.88312748240821211e117 < b < 9.4969395446271903e-67

    1. Initial program 12.8

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

    if 9.4969395446271903e-67 < b

    1. Initial program 53.1

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

    2. Taylor expanded in b around inf 9.1

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}} \]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.

  4. Final simplification9.9

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -2.883127482408212 \cdot 10^{+117}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 9.49693954462719 \cdot 10^{-67}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)} - b}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2022061 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "Quadratic roots, full range"
  :precision binary64
  (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c)))) (* 2.0 a)))