Quadratic roots, wide range

Average Error: 52.5 → 0.5

Time: 10.2s

Precision: binary64

Cost: 14144

\[\left(\left(4.930380657631324 \cdot 10^{-32} < a \land a < 2.028240960365167 \cdot 10^{+31}\right) \land \left(4.930380657631324 \cdot 10^{-32} < b \land b < 2.028240960365167 \cdot 10^{+31}\right)\right) \land \left(4.930380657631324 \cdot 10^{-32} < c \land c < 2.028240960365167 \cdot 10^{+31}\right)\]

Math

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

↓

\[\left(\left(a \cdot \left(-4 \cdot c\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, -4 \cdot c, b \cdot b\right)}}\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]

FPCore

(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c)))) (* 2.0 a)))

↓

(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (*
  (* (* a (* -4.0 c)) (/ 1.0 (+ b (sqrt (fma a (* -4.0 c) (* b b))))))
  (/ 0.5 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) {
	return ((a * (-4.0 * c)) * (1.0 / (b + sqrt(fma(a, (-4.0 * c), (b * b)))))) * (0.5 / a);
}

Julia

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

↓

function code(a, b, c)
	return Float64(Float64(Float64(a * Float64(-4.0 * c)) * Float64(1.0 / Float64(b + sqrt(fma(a, Float64(-4.0 * c), Float64(b * b)))))) * Float64(0.5 / a))
end

Wolfram

code[a_, b_, c_] := 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]

↓

code[a_, b_, c_] := N[(N[(N[(a * N[(-4.0 * c), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] * N[(1.0 / N[(b + N[Sqrt[N[(a * N[(-4.0 * c), $MachinePrecision] + N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] * N[(0.5 / a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]

Derivation

1. Initial program 52.5

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

2. Simplified 52.5

   \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, c \cdot -4, b \cdot b\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a}} \]
   Proof
   (*.f64 (-.f64 (sqrt.f64 (fma.f64 a (*.f64 c -4) (*.f64 b b))) b) (/.f64 1/2 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
   (*.f64 (-.f64 (sqrt.f64 (fma.f64 a (*.f64 c (Rewrite<= metadata-eval (neg.f64 4))) (*.f64 b b))) b) (/.f64 1/2 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
   (*.f64 (-.f64 (sqrt.f64 (fma.f64 a (Rewrite<= distribute-rgt-neg-in_binary64 (neg.f64 (*.f64 c 4))) (*.f64 b b))) b) (/.f64 1/2 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
   (*.f64 (-.f64 (sqrt.f64 (fma.f64 a (neg.f64 (Rewrite=> *-commutative_binary64 (*.f64 4 c))) (*.f64 b b))) b) (/.f64 1/2 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
   (*.f64 (-.f64 (sqrt.f64 (fma.f64 a (Rewrite=> distribute-lft-neg-in_binary64 (*.f64 (neg.f64 4) c)) (*.f64 b b))) b) (/.f64 1/2 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
   (*.f64 (-.f64 (sqrt.f64 (Rewrite<= fma-def_binary64 (+.f64 (*.f64 a (*.f64 (neg.f64 4) c)) (*.f64 b b)))) b) (/.f64 1/2 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
   (*.f64 (-.f64 (sqrt.f64 (+.f64 (Rewrite<= associate-*l*_binary64 (*.f64 (*.f64 a (neg.f64 4)) c)) (*.f64 b b))) b) (/.f64 1/2 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
   (*.f64 (-.f64 (sqrt.f64 (+.f64 (*.f64 (Rewrite<= distribute-rgt-neg-in_binary64 (neg.f64 (*.f64 a 4))) c) (*.f64 b b))) b) (/.f64 1/2 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
   (*.f64 (-.f64 (sqrt.f64 (+.f64 (*.f64 (neg.f64 (Rewrite<= *-commutative_binary64 (*.f64 4 a))) c) (*.f64 b b))) b) (/.f64 1/2 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
   (*.f64 (-.f64 (sqrt.f64 (Rewrite<= +-commutative_binary64 (+.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (neg.f64 (*.f64 4 a)) c)))) b) (/.f64 1/2 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
   (*.f64 (-.f64 (sqrt.f64 (Rewrite<= cancel-sign-sub-inv_binary64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 4 a) c)))) b) (/.f64 1/2 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
   (*.f64 (Rewrite<= unsub-neg_binary64 (+.f64 (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 4 a) c))) (neg.f64 b))) (/.f64 1/2 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
   (*.f64 (Rewrite<= +-commutative_binary64 (+.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 4 a) c))))) (/.f64 1/2 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
   (*.f64 (+.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 4 a) c)))) (/.f64 (Rewrite<= metadata-eval (/.f64 1 2)) a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
   (*.f64 (+.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 4 a) c)))) (/.f64 (/.f64 (Rewrite<= metadata-eval (neg.f64 -1)) 2) a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
   (*.f64 (+.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 4 a) c)))) (Rewrite<= associate-/r*_binary64 (/.f64 (neg.f64 -1) (*.f64 2 a)))): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
   (Rewrite=> associate-*r/_binary64 (/.f64 (*.f64 (+.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 4 a) c)))) (neg.f64 -1)) (*.f64 2 a))): 8 points increase in error, 6 points decrease in error
   (Rewrite=> associate-/l*_binary64 (/.f64 (+.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 4 a) c)))) (/.f64 (*.f64 2 a) (neg.f64 -1)))): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
   (/.f64 (+.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 4 a) c)))) (/.f64 (*.f64 2 a) (Rewrite=> metadata-eval 1))): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
   (/.f64 (+.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 4 a) c)))) (Rewrite=> /-rgt-identity_binary64 (*.f64 2 a))): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error

3. Applied egg-rr 52.5

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

4. Applied egg-rr 52.2

   \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(a, c \cdot -4, b \cdot b\right) - b \cdot b\right) \cdot \frac{1}{b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, c \cdot -4, b \cdot b\right)}}\right)} \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]

5. Taylor expanded in a around 0 0.5

   \[\leadsto \left(\color{blue}{\left(-4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)\right)} \cdot \frac{1}{b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, c \cdot -4, b \cdot b\right)}}\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]

6. Simplified 0.5

   \[\leadsto \left(\color{blue}{\left(a \cdot \left(-4 \cdot c\right)\right)} \cdot \frac{1}{b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, c \cdot -4, b \cdot b\right)}}\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
   Proof
   (*.f64 a (*.f64 -4 c)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
   (Rewrite<= *-commutative_binary64 (*.f64 (*.f64 -4 c) a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
   (Rewrite<= associate-*r*_binary64 (*.f64 -4 (*.f64 c a))): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error

7. Final simplification 0.5

   \[\leadsto \left(\left(a \cdot \left(-4 \cdot c\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, -4 \cdot c, b \cdot b\right)}}\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]

Alternatives

Alternative 1
Error	3.0
Cost	7232

\[\frac{-c}{b} - a \cdot \frac{c \cdot c}{{b}^{3}} \]

Alternative 2
Error	3.0
Cost	832

\[\frac{c}{b} \cdot \left(-1 - \frac{a \cdot c}{b \cdot b}\right) \]

Alternative 3
Error	6.2
Cost	256

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

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2022308 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "Quadratic roots, wide range"
  :precision binary64
  :pre (and (and (and (< 4.930380657631324e-32 a) (< a 2.028240960365167e+31)) (and (< 4.930380657631324e-32 b) (< b 2.028240960365167e+31))) (and (< 4.930380657631324e-32 c) (< c 2.028240960365167e+31)))
  (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c)))) (* 2.0 a)))