Average Error: 19.6 → 6.5
Time: 8.2s
Precision: binary64
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array} \]
\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := c \cdot \frac{a}{b}\\ t_1 := \sqrt{b \cdot b + c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}\\ t_2 := \frac{c \cdot 2}{t_1 - b}\\ t_3 := \frac{\left(-b\right) - t_1}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -2.5 \cdot 10^{+121}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;t_3\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{\left(2 \cdot t_0 - b\right) - b}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 2.4 \cdot 10^{+103}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;t_3\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;t_2\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \mathsf{fma}\left(-2, t_0, b\right)}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;t_2\\ \end{array} \]
(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 (* c (/ a b)))
        (t_1 (sqrt (+ (* b b) (* c (* a -4.0)))))
        (t_2 (/ (* c 2.0) (- t_1 b)))
        (t_3 (/ (- (- b) t_1) (* a 2.0))))
   (if (<= b -2.5e+121)
     (if (>= b 0.0) t_3 (/ (* c 2.0) (- (- (* 2.0 t_0) b) b)))
     (if (<= b 2.4e+103)
       (if (>= b 0.0) t_3 t_2)
       (if (>= b 0.0) (/ (- (- b) (fma -2.0 t_0 b)) (* a 2.0)) t_2)))))
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 = c * (a / b);
	double t_1 = sqrt(((b * b) + (c * (a * -4.0))));
	double t_2 = (c * 2.0) / (t_1 - b);
	double t_3 = (-b - t_1) / (a * 2.0);
	double tmp_1;
	if (b <= -2.5e+121) {
		double tmp_2;
		if (b >= 0.0) {
			tmp_2 = t_3;
		} else {
			tmp_2 = (c * 2.0) / (((2.0 * t_0) - b) - b);
		}
		tmp_1 = tmp_2;
	} else if (b <= 2.4e+103) {
		double tmp_3;
		if (b >= 0.0) {
			tmp_3 = t_3;
		} else {
			tmp_3 = t_2;
		}
		tmp_1 = tmp_3;
	} else if (b >= 0.0) {
		tmp_1 = (-b - fma(-2.0, t_0, b)) / (a * 2.0);
	} else {
		tmp_1 = t_2;
	}
	return tmp_1;
}
function code(a, b, c)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (b >= 0.0)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(Float64(-b) - sqrt(Float64(Float64(b * b) - Float64(Float64(4.0 * a) * c)))) / Float64(2.0 * a));
	else
		tmp = Float64(Float64(2.0 * c) / Float64(Float64(-b) + sqrt(Float64(Float64(b * b) - Float64(Float64(4.0 * a) * c)))));
	end
	return tmp
end
function code(a, b, c)
	t_0 = Float64(c * Float64(a / b))
	t_1 = sqrt(Float64(Float64(b * b) + Float64(c * Float64(a * -4.0))))
	t_2 = Float64(Float64(c * 2.0) / Float64(t_1 - b))
	t_3 = Float64(Float64(Float64(-b) - t_1) / Float64(a * 2.0))
	tmp_1 = 0.0
	if (b <= -2.5e+121)
		tmp_2 = 0.0
		if (b >= 0.0)
			tmp_2 = t_3;
		else
			tmp_2 = Float64(Float64(c * 2.0) / Float64(Float64(Float64(2.0 * t_0) - b) - b));
		end
		tmp_1 = tmp_2;
	elseif (b <= 2.4e+103)
		tmp_3 = 0.0
		if (b >= 0.0)
			tmp_3 = t_3;
		else
			tmp_3 = t_2;
		end
		tmp_1 = tmp_3;
	elseif (b >= 0.0)
		tmp_1 = Float64(Float64(Float64(-b) - fma(-2.0, t_0, b)) / Float64(a * 2.0));
	else
		tmp_1 = t_2;
	end
	return tmp_1
end
code[a_, b_, c_] := If[GreaterEqual[b, 0.0], N[(N[((-b) - N[Sqrt[N[(N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision] - N[(N[(4.0 * a), $MachinePrecision] * c), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] / N[(2.0 * a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(N[(2.0 * c), $MachinePrecision] / N[((-b) + N[Sqrt[N[(N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision] - N[(N[(4.0 * a), $MachinePrecision] * c), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]
code[a_, b_, c_] := Block[{t$95$0 = N[(c * N[(a / b), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]}, Block[{t$95$1 = N[Sqrt[N[(N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision] + N[(c * N[(a * -4.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]}, Block[{t$95$2 = N[(N[(c * 2.0), $MachinePrecision] / N[(t$95$1 - b), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]}, Block[{t$95$3 = N[(N[((-b) - t$95$1), $MachinePrecision] / N[(a * 2.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]}, If[LessEqual[b, -2.5e+121], If[GreaterEqual[b, 0.0], t$95$3, N[(N[(c * 2.0), $MachinePrecision] / N[(N[(N[(2.0 * t$95$0), $MachinePrecision] - b), $MachinePrecision] - b), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], If[LessEqual[b, 2.4e+103], If[GreaterEqual[b, 0.0], t$95$3, t$95$2], If[GreaterEqual[b, 0.0], N[(N[((-b) - N[(-2.0 * t$95$0 + b), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] / N[(a * 2.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], t$95$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}
\begin{array}{l}
t_0 := c \cdot \frac{a}{b}\\
t_1 := \sqrt{b \cdot b + c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}\\
t_2 := \frac{c \cdot 2}{t_1 - b}\\
t_3 := \frac{\left(-b\right) - t_1}{a \cdot 2}\\
\mathbf{if}\;b \leq -2.5 \cdot 10^{+121}:\\
\;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\
\;\;\;\;t_3\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{\left(2 \cdot t_0 - b\right) - b}\\


\end{array}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 2.4 \cdot 10^{+103}:\\
\;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\
\;\;\;\;t_3\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;t_2\\


\end{array}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \geq 0:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \mathsf{fma}\left(-2, t_0, b\right)}{a \cdot 2}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;t_2\\


\end{array}

Error

Derivation

  1. Split input into 3 regimes
  2. if b < -2.50000000000000004e121

    1. Initial program 34.0

      \[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array} \]
    2. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 6.8

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) + \left(2 \cdot \frac{c \cdot a}{b} + -1 \cdot b\right)}}\\ \end{array} \]
    3. Simplified2.1

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

    if -2.50000000000000004e121 < b < 2.3999999999999998e103

    1. Initial program 8.6

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

    if 2.3999999999999998e103 < b

    1. Initial program 47.5

      \[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array} \]
    2. Taylor expanded in b around inf 10.0

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \color{blue}{\left(b + -2 \cdot \frac{c \cdot a}{b}\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array} \]
    3. Simplified3.7

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(-2, \frac{a}{b} \cdot c, b\right)}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \end{array} \]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification6.5

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -2.5 \cdot 10^{+121}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b + c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{\left(2 \cdot \left(c \cdot \frac{a}{b}\right) - b\right) - b}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 2.4 \cdot 10^{+103}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b + c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{\sqrt{b \cdot b + c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)} - b}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \mathsf{fma}\left(-2, c \cdot \frac{a}{b}, b\right)}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot 2}{\sqrt{b \cdot b + c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)} - b}\\ \end{array} \]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2022185 
(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)))))))