quadp (p42, positive)

Average Error: 34.3 → 10.5

Time: 14.5s

Precision: binary64

Cost: 7624

Math

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

↓

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -1.45 \cdot 10^{+87}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 5 \cdot 10^{-83}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b + \left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot -4} - b}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]

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 -1.45e+87)
   (/ (- b) a)
   (if (<= b 5e-83)
     (/ (- (sqrt (+ (* b b) (* (* a c) -4.0))) b) (* a 2.0))
     (/ (- c) b))))

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 <= -1.45e+87) {
		tmp = -b / a;
	} else if (b <= 5e-83) {
		tmp = (sqrt(((b * b) + ((a * c) * -4.0))) - b) / (a * 2.0);
	} else {
		tmp = -c / b;
	}
	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 <= (-1.45d+87)) then
        tmp = -b / a
    else if (b <= 5d-83) then
        tmp = (sqrt(((b * b) + ((a * c) * (-4.0d0)))) - b) / (a * 2.0d0)
    else
        tmp = -c / b
    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 <= -1.45e+87) {
		tmp = -b / a;
	} else if (b <= 5e-83) {
		tmp = (Math.sqrt(((b * b) + ((a * c) * -4.0))) - b) / (a * 2.0);
	} else {
		tmp = -c / b;
	}
	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 <= -1.45e+87:
		tmp = -b / a
	elif b <= 5e-83:
		tmp = (math.sqrt(((b * b) + ((a * c) * -4.0))) - b) / (a * 2.0)
	else:
		tmp = -c / b
	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 <= -1.45e+87)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(-b) / a);
	elseif (b <= 5e-83)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(sqrt(Float64(Float64(b * b) + Float64(Float64(a * c) * -4.0))) - b) / Float64(a * 2.0));
	else
		tmp = Float64(Float64(-c) / b);
	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 <= -1.45e+87)
		tmp = -b / a;
	elseif (b <= 5e-83)
		tmp = (sqrt(((b * b) + ((a * c) * -4.0))) - b) / (a * 2.0);
	else
		tmp = -c / b;
	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, -1.45e+87], N[((-b) / a), $MachinePrecision], If[LessEqual[b, 5e-83], N[(N[(N[Sqrt[N[(N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[(a * c), $MachinePrecision] * -4.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] - b), $MachinePrecision] / N[(a * 2.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[((-c) / b), $MachinePrecision]]]

Target

Original	34.3
Target	21.7
Herbie	10.5

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

Derivation

1. Split input into 3 regimes

2. if b < -1.4499999999999999e87

   1. Initial program 44.6

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

   2. Simplified 44.7

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(b - \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{-0.5}{a}} \]
      Proof
      (*.f64 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (fma.f64 b b (*.f64 a (*.f64 c -4))))) (/.f64 -1/2 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
      (*.f64 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (fma.f64 b b (*.f64 a (*.f64 c (Rewrite<= metadata-eval (neg.f64 4))))))) (/.f64 -1/2 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
      (*.f64 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (fma.f64 b b (Rewrite<= associate-*l*_binary64 (*.f64 (*.f64 a c) (neg.f64 4)))))) (/.f64 -1/2 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
      (*.f64 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (fma.f64 b b (Rewrite<= distribute-rgt-neg-in_binary64 (neg.f64 (*.f64 (*.f64 a c) 4)))))) (/.f64 -1/2 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
      (*.f64 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (fma.f64 b b (neg.f64 (Rewrite<= *-commutative_binary64 (*.f64 4 (*.f64 a c))))))) (/.f64 -1/2 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
      (*.f64 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (Rewrite<= fma-neg_binary64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 4 (*.f64 a c)))))) (/.f64 -1/2 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
      (*.f64 (Rewrite<= /-rgt-identity_binary64 (/.f64 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 4 (*.f64 a c))))) 1)) (/.f64 -1/2 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
      (*.f64 (/.f64 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 4 (*.f64 a c))))) (Rewrite<= metadata-eval (neg.f64 -1))) (/.f64 -1/2 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
      (*.f64 (/.f64 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 4 (*.f64 a c))))) (neg.f64 -1)) (/.f64 (Rewrite<= metadata-eval (/.f64 -1 2)) a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
      (*.f64 (/.f64 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 4 (*.f64 a c))))) (Rewrite=> metadata-eval 1)) (/.f64 (/.f64 -1 2) a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
      (*.f64 (Rewrite=> /-rgt-identity_binary64 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 4 (*.f64 a c)))))) (/.f64 (/.f64 -1 2) a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
      (*.f64 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 4 (*.f64 a c))))) (Rewrite<= associate-/r*_binary64 (/.f64 -1 (*.f64 2 a)))): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
      (Rewrite=> associate-*r/_binary64 (/.f64 (*.f64 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 4 (*.f64 a c))))) -1) (*.f64 2 a))): 5 points increase in error, 27 points decrease in error
      (/.f64 (Rewrite<= *-commutative_binary64 (*.f64 -1 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 4 (*.f64 a c))))))) (*.f64 2 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
      (/.f64 (Rewrite<= neg-mul-1_binary64 (neg.f64 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 4 (*.f64 a c))))))) (*.f64 2 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
      (/.f64 (Rewrite<= sub0-neg_binary64 (-.f64 0 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 4 (*.f64 a c))))))) (*.f64 2 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
      (/.f64 (Rewrite<= associate-+l-_binary64 (+.f64 (-.f64 0 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 4 (*.f64 a c)))))) (*.f64 2 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
      (/.f64 (+.f64 (Rewrite<= neg-sub0_binary64 (neg.f64 b)) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 4 (*.f64 a c))))) (*.f64 2 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error

   3. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 4.7

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

   4. Simplified 4.7

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-\frac{b}{a}} \]
      Proof
      (neg.f64 (/.f64 b a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
      (Rewrite<= mul-1-neg_binary64 (*.f64 -1 (/.f64 b a))): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error

   if -1.4499999999999999e87 < b < 5e-83

   1. Initial program 13.7

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

   if 5e-83 < b

   1. Initial program 52.6

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

   2. Simplified 52.7

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(b - \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{-0.5}{a}} \]
      Proof
      (*.f64 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (fma.f64 b b (*.f64 a (*.f64 c -4))))) (/.f64 -1/2 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
      (*.f64 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (fma.f64 b b (*.f64 a (*.f64 c (Rewrite<= metadata-eval (neg.f64 4))))))) (/.f64 -1/2 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
      (*.f64 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (fma.f64 b b (Rewrite<= associate-*l*_binary64 (*.f64 (*.f64 a c) (neg.f64 4)))))) (/.f64 -1/2 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
      (*.f64 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (fma.f64 b b (Rewrite<= distribute-rgt-neg-in_binary64 (neg.f64 (*.f64 (*.f64 a c) 4)))))) (/.f64 -1/2 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
      (*.f64 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (fma.f64 b b (neg.f64 (Rewrite<= *-commutative_binary64 (*.f64 4 (*.f64 a c))))))) (/.f64 -1/2 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
      (*.f64 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (Rewrite<= fma-neg_binary64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 4 (*.f64 a c)))))) (/.f64 -1/2 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
      (*.f64 (Rewrite<= /-rgt-identity_binary64 (/.f64 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 4 (*.f64 a c))))) 1)) (/.f64 -1/2 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
      (*.f64 (/.f64 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 4 (*.f64 a c))))) (Rewrite<= metadata-eval (neg.f64 -1))) (/.f64 -1/2 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
      (*.f64 (/.f64 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 4 (*.f64 a c))))) (neg.f64 -1)) (/.f64 (Rewrite<= metadata-eval (/.f64 -1 2)) a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
      (*.f64 (/.f64 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 4 (*.f64 a c))))) (Rewrite=> metadata-eval 1)) (/.f64 (/.f64 -1 2) a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
      (*.f64 (Rewrite=> /-rgt-identity_binary64 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 4 (*.f64 a c)))))) (/.f64 (/.f64 -1 2) a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
      (*.f64 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 4 (*.f64 a c))))) (Rewrite<= associate-/r*_binary64 (/.f64 -1 (*.f64 2 a)))): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
      (Rewrite=> associate-*r/_binary64 (/.f64 (*.f64 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 4 (*.f64 a c))))) -1) (*.f64 2 a))): 5 points increase in error, 27 points decrease in error
      (/.f64 (Rewrite<= *-commutative_binary64 (*.f64 -1 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 4 (*.f64 a c))))))) (*.f64 2 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
      (/.f64 (Rewrite<= neg-mul-1_binary64 (neg.f64 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 4 (*.f64 a c))))))) (*.f64 2 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
      (/.f64 (Rewrite<= sub0-neg_binary64 (-.f64 0 (-.f64 b (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 4 (*.f64 a c))))))) (*.f64 2 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
      (/.f64 (Rewrite<= associate-+l-_binary64 (+.f64 (-.f64 0 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 4 (*.f64 a c)))))) (*.f64 2 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
      (/.f64 (+.f64 (Rewrite<= neg-sub0_binary64 (neg.f64 b)) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 4 (*.f64 a c))))) (*.f64 2 a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error

   3. Taylor expanded in b around inf 21.0

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(2 \cdot \frac{c \cdot a}{b}\right)} \cdot \frac{-0.5}{a} \]

   4. Taylor expanded in c around 0 9.4

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

   5. Simplified 9.4

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-c}{b}} \]
      Proof
      (/.f64 (neg.f64 c) b): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
      (/.f64 (Rewrite<= mul-1-neg_binary64 (*.f64 -1 c)) b): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
      (Rewrite<= associate-*r/_binary64 (*.f64 -1 (/.f64 c b))): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.

4. Final simplification 10.5

   \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -1.45 \cdot 10^{+87}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 5 \cdot 10^{-83}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b + \left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot -4} - b}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternatives

Alternative 1
Error	10.6
Cost	7624

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -1.75 \cdot 10^{+84}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 5 \cdot 10^{-83}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(b - \sqrt{b \cdot b + a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{-0.5}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 2
Error	14.1
Cost	7368

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -1.76 \cdot 10^{-134}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 5 \cdot 10^{-83}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b - \sqrt{a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)}}{a \cdot -2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 3
Error	22.7
Cost	7108

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\mathsf{fma}\left(-1, \frac{b}{c}, \frac{a}{b}\right)}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 4
Error	22.8
Cost	388

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq 5 \cdot 10^{-211}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 5
Error	40.1
Cost	256

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

Alternative 6
Error	62.3
Cost	192

\[\frac{b}{a} \]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2022313 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "quadp (p42, positive)"
  :precision binary64

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

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