The quadratic formula (r2)

Average Error: 34.4 → 10.2

Time: 14.2s

Precision: binary64

Cost: 7688

Math

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

↓

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -2.5 \cdot 10^{-74}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 1.35 \cdot 10^{+57}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array} \]

FPCore

(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 -2.5e-74)
   (/ (- c) b)
   (if (<= b 1.35e+57)
     (/ (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4.0 (* c a))))) (* a 2.0))
     (- (/ c b) (/ b a)))))

C

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 <= -2.5e-74) {
		tmp = -c / b;
	} else if (b <= 1.35e+57) {
		tmp = (-b - sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (c * a))))) / (a * 2.0);
	} else {
		tmp = (c / b) - (b / a);
	}
	return tmp;
}

Fortran

real(8) function code(a, b, c)
    real(8), intent (in) :: a
    real(8), intent (in) :: b
    real(8), intent (in) :: c
    code = (-b - sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0d0 * (a * c))))) / (2.0d0 * a)
end function

↓

real(8) function code(a, b, c)
    real(8), intent (in) :: a
    real(8), intent (in) :: b
    real(8), intent (in) :: c
    real(8) :: tmp
    if (b <= (-2.5d-74)) then
        tmp = -c / b
    else if (b <= 1.35d+57) then
        tmp = (-b - sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0d0 * (c * a))))) / (a * 2.0d0)
    else
        tmp = (c / b) - (b / a)
    end if
    code = tmp
end function

Java

public static double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	return (-b - Math.sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (a * c))))) / (2.0 * a);
}

↓

public static double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b <= -2.5e-74) {
		tmp = -c / b;
	} else if (b <= 1.35e+57) {
		tmp = (-b - Math.sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (c * a))))) / (a * 2.0);
	} else {
		tmp = (c / b) - (b / a);
	}
	return tmp;
}

Python

def code(a, b, c):
	return (-b - math.sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (a * c))))) / (2.0 * a)

↓

def code(a, b, c):
	tmp = 0
	if b <= -2.5e-74:
		tmp = -c / b
	elif b <= 1.35e+57:
		tmp = (-b - math.sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (c * a))))) / (a * 2.0)
	else:
		tmp = (c / b) - (b / a)
	return tmp

Julia

function code(a, b, c)
	return Float64(Float64(Float64(-b) - sqrt(Float64(Float64(b * b) - Float64(4.0 * Float64(a * c))))) / Float64(2.0 * a))
end

↓

function code(a, b, c)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (b <= -2.5e-74)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(-c) / b);
	elseif (b <= 1.35e+57)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(Float64(-b) - sqrt(Float64(Float64(b * b) - Float64(4.0 * Float64(c * a))))) / Float64(a * 2.0));
	else
		tmp = Float64(Float64(c / b) - Float64(b / a));
	end
	return tmp
end

MATLAB

function tmp = code(a, b, c)
	tmp = (-b - sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (a * c))))) / (2.0 * a);
end

↓

function tmp_2 = code(a, b, c)
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (b <= -2.5e-74)
		tmp = -c / b;
	elseif (b <= 1.35e+57)
		tmp = (-b - sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (c * a))))) / (a * 2.0);
	else
		tmp = (c / b) - (b / a);
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end

Wolfram

code[a_, b_, c_] := N[(N[((-b) - N[Sqrt[N[(N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision] - N[(4.0 * N[(a * c), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] / N[(2.0 * a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]

↓

code[a_, b_, c_] := If[LessEqual[b, -2.5e-74], N[((-c) / b), $MachinePrecision], If[LessEqual[b, 1.35e+57], N[(N[((-b) - N[Sqrt[N[(N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision] - N[(4.0 * N[(c * a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] / N[(a * 2.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(N[(c / b), $MachinePrecision] - N[(b / a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]

Target

Original	34.4
Target	21.7
Herbie	10.2

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

Derivation

1. Split input into 3 regimes

2. if b < -2.49999999999999999e-74

   1. Initial program 53.4

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

   2. Simplified 53.4

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, c \cdot -4, b \cdot b\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{-0.5}{a}} \]

   3. Applied egg-rr 51.7

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{b \cdot \frac{-0.5}{a} + \mathsf{hypot}\left(b, \sqrt{a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{-0.5}{a}} \]

   4. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 64.0

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{0.25 \cdot \frac{c \cdot {\left(\sqrt{-4}\right)}^{2}}{b}} \]

   5. Simplified 8.8

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

   if -2.49999999999999999e-74 < b < 1.3499999999999999e57

   1. Initial program 14.1

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

   if 1.3499999999999999e57 < b

   1. Initial program 39.9

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

   2. Simplified 40.0

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, c \cdot -4, b \cdot b\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{-0.5}{a}} \]

   3. Applied egg-rr 40.0

      \[\leadsto \left(b + \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b + a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)}}\right) \cdot \frac{-0.5}{a} \]

   4. Taylor expanded in b around inf 5.0

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

   5. Simplified 5.0

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

4. Final simplification 10.2

   \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -2.5 \cdot 10^{-74}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 1.35 \cdot 10^{+57}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternatives

Alternative 1
Error	10.3
Cost	7624

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -2.5 \cdot 10^{-74}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 1.35 \cdot 10^{+57}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(b + \sqrt{b \cdot b + a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{-0.5}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 2
Error	13.5
Cost	7432

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -2.5 \cdot 10^{-74}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 4.5 \cdot 10^{-96}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(c \cdot a\right) \cdot -4}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 3
Error	13.5
Cost	7368

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -2.5 \cdot 10^{-74}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 4.5 \cdot 10^{-96}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-0.5}{a} \cdot \left(b + \sqrt{\left(c \cdot a\right) \cdot -4}\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 4
Error	22.5
Cost	580

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 5
Error	22.5
Cost	388

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -3.9 \cdot 10^{-260}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 6
Error	40.0
Cost	256

\[\frac{-c}{b} \]

Alternative 7
Error	56.2
Cost	64

\[0 \]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2022217 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "The quadratic formula (r2)"
  :precision binary64

  :herbie-target
  (if (< b 0.0) (/ c (* a (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4.0 (* a c))))) (* 2.0 a)))) (/ (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4.0 (* a c))))) (* 2.0 a)))

  (/ (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4.0 (* a c))))) (* 2.0 a)))