Average Error: 17.7 → 6.2
Time: 10.9s
Precision: binary64
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := \frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ t_1 := \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right)}\\ t_2 := \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - t_1}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{t_1 - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{if}\;t_2 \leq -\infty:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;c \cdot \frac{-2}{b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, c \cdot -4, b \cdot b\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;t_0\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;t_2 \leq -2.9203366302714873 \cdot 10^{-204}:\\ \;\;\;\;t_2\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} t_3 := \frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - b}\\ \mathbf{if}\;t_2 \leq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;t_3\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\mathsf{log1p}\left(\mathsf{expm1}\left(\frac{\mathsf{hypot}\left(\sqrt{a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)}, b\right) - b}{2 \cdot a}\right)\right)\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;t_2 \leq 1.8968933166185423 \cdot 10^{+231}:\\ \;\;\;\;t_2\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;t_3\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;t_0\\ \end{array}\\ \end{array} \]
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\

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


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

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


\end{array}\\
\mathbf{if}\;t_2 \leq -\infty:\\
\;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\
\;\;\;\;c \cdot \frac{-2}{b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, c \cdot -4, b \cdot b\right)}}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;t_0\\


\end{array}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;t_2 \leq -2.9203366302714873 \cdot 10^{-204}:\\
\;\;\;\;t_2\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l}
t_3 := \frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - b}\\
\mathbf{if}\;t_2 \leq 0:\\
\;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\
\;\;\;\;t_3\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\mathsf{log1p}\left(\mathsf{expm1}\left(\frac{\mathsf{hypot}\left(\sqrt{a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)}, b\right) - b}{2 \cdot a}\right)\right)\\


\end{array}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;t_2 \leq 1.8968933166185423 \cdot 10^{+231}:\\
\;\;\;\;t_2\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \geq 0:\\
\;\;\;\;t_3\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;t_0\\


\end{array}\\


\end{array}
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (if (>= b 0.0)
   (/ (* 2.0 c) (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c)))))
   (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c)))) (* 2.0 a))))
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (let* ((t_0 (- (/ c b) (/ b a)))
        (t_1 (sqrt (- (* b b) (* c (* 4.0 a)))))
        (t_2
         (if (>= b 0.0) (/ (* 2.0 c) (- (- b) t_1)) (/ (- t_1 b) (* 2.0 a)))))
   (if (<= t_2 (- INFINITY))
     (if (>= b 0.0) (* c (/ -2.0 (+ b (sqrt (fma a (* c -4.0) (* b b)))))) t_0)
     (if (<= t_2 -2.9203366302714873e-204)
       t_2
       (let* ((t_3 (/ (* 2.0 c) (- (- b) b))))
         (if (<= t_2 0.0)
           (if (>= b 0.0)
             t_3
             (log1p
              (expm1 (/ (- (hypot (sqrt (* a (* c -4.0))) b) b) (* 2.0 a)))))
           (if (<= t_2 1.8968933166185423e+231)
             t_2
             (if (>= b 0.0) t_3 t_0))))))))
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b >= 0.0) {
		tmp = (2.0 * c) / (-b - sqrt((b * b) - ((4.0 * a) * c)));
	} else {
		tmp = (-b + sqrt((b * b) - ((4.0 * a) * c))) / (2.0 * a);
	}
	return tmp;
}
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double t_0 = (c / b) - (b / a);
	double t_1 = sqrt((b * b) - (c * (4.0 * a)));
	double tmp;
	if (b >= 0.0) {
		tmp = (2.0 * c) / (-b - t_1);
	} else {
		tmp = (t_1 - b) / (2.0 * a);
	}
	double t_2 = tmp;
	double tmp_2;
	if (t_2 <= -((double) INFINITY)) {
		double tmp_3;
		if (b >= 0.0) {
			tmp_3 = c * (-2.0 / (b + sqrt(fma(a, (c * -4.0), (b * b)))));
		} else {
			tmp_3 = t_0;
		}
		tmp_2 = tmp_3;
	} else if (t_2 <= -2.9203366302714873e-204) {
		tmp_2 = t_2;
	} else {
		double t_3 = (2.0 * c) / (-b - b);
		double tmp_5;
		if (t_2 <= 0.0) {
			double tmp_6;
			if (b >= 0.0) {
				tmp_6 = t_3;
			} else {
				tmp_6 = log1p(expm1((hypot(sqrt(a * (c * -4.0)), b) - b) / (2.0 * a)));
			}
			tmp_5 = tmp_6;
		} else if (t_2 <= 1.8968933166185423e+231) {
			tmp_5 = t_2;
		} else if (b >= 0.0) {
			tmp_5 = t_3;
		} else {
			tmp_5 = t_0;
		}
		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 2 c) (-.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 4 a) c))))) (/.f64 (+.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 4 a) c)))) (*.f64 2 a))) < -inf.0

    1. Initial program 35.2

      \[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
    2. Simplified35.2

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\begin{array}{l} \color{blue}{\mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;c \cdot \frac{-2}{b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, c \cdot -4, b \cdot b\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, c \cdot -4, b \cdot b\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a}\\ } \end{array}} \]
    3. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 9.9

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

    if -inf.0 < (if (>=.f64 b 0) (/.f64 (*.f64 2 c) (-.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 4 a) c))))) (/.f64 (+.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 4 a) c)))) (*.f64 2 a))) < -2.92033663027148731e-204 or 0.0 < (if (>=.f64 b 0) (/.f64 (*.f64 2 c) (-.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 4 a) c))))) (/.f64 (+.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 4 a) c)))) (*.f64 2 a))) < 1.8968933166185423e231

    1. Initial program 3.0

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

    if -2.92033663027148731e-204 < (if (>=.f64 b 0) (/.f64 (*.f64 2 c) (-.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 4 a) c))))) (/.f64 (+.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 4 a) c)))) (*.f64 2 a))) < 0.0

    1. Initial program 33.8

      \[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
    2. Taylor expanded in b around inf 9.6

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \color{blue}{b}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
    3. Applied log1p-expm1-u_binary649.6

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\mathsf{log1p}\left(\mathsf{expm1}\left(\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\right)\right)\\ \end{array} \]
    4. Simplified9.7

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\mathsf{log1p}\left(\mathsf{expm1}\left(\frac{\mathsf{hypot}\left(\sqrt{a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)}, b\right) - b}{a \cdot 2}\right)\right)\\ \end{array} \]

    if 1.8968933166185423e231 < (if (>=.f64 b 0) (/.f64 (*.f64 2 c) (-.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 4 a) c))))) (/.f64 (+.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 4 a) c)))) (*.f64 2 a)))

    1. Initial program 34.4

      \[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
    2. Taylor expanded in b around inf 32.3

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \color{blue}{b}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
    3. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 10.4

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array} \]
  3. Recombined 4 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification6.2

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right)} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \leq -\infty:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;c \cdot \frac{-2}{b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, c \cdot -4, b \cdot b\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right)} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \leq -2.9203366302714873 \cdot 10^{-204}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right)} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right)} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \leq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\mathsf{log1p}\left(\mathsf{expm1}\left(\frac{\mathsf{hypot}\left(\sqrt{a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)}, b\right) - b}{2 \cdot a}\right)\right)\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right)} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \leq 1.8968933166185423 \cdot 10^{+231}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right)} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array} \]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2022068 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "jeff quadratic root 2"
  :precision binary64
  (if (>= b 0.0) (/ (* 2.0 c) (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c))))) (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c)))) (* 2.0 a))))