jeff quadratic root 2

Average Error: 19.2 → 7.1

Time: 20.2s

Precision: binary64

Cost: 38052

Math

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

↓

\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)\\ t_1 := \sqrt{b \cdot b + t_0}\\ t_2 := \frac{t_1 - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ t_3 := \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - t_1}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;t_2\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{if}\;t_3 \leq -\infty:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(a \cdot \frac{2 \cdot c}{b} - b\right) - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;t_3 \leq -4 \cdot 10^{-250}:\\ \;\;\;\;t_3\\ \mathbf{elif}\;t_3 \leq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \mathsf{fma}\left(-2, \frac{c}{\frac{b}{a}}, b\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;t_2\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;t_3 \leq 5 \cdot 10^{+259}:\\ \;\;\;\;t_3\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{t_0}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \end{array} \]

FPCore

(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 (* a -4.0)))
        (t_1 (sqrt (+ (* b b) t_0)))
        (t_2 (/ (- t_1 b) (* 2.0 a)))
        (t_3 (if (>= b 0.0) (/ (* 2.0 c) (- (- b) t_1)) t_2)))
   (if (<= t_3 (- INFINITY))
     (if (>= b 0.0)
       (/ (* 2.0 c) (- (- b) b))
       (/ (- (- (* a (/ (* 2.0 c) b)) b) b) (* 2.0 a)))
     (if (<= t_3 -4e-250)
       t_3
       (if (<= t_3 0.0)
         (if (>= b 0.0) (/ (* 2.0 c) (- (- b) (fma -2.0 (/ c (/ b a)) b))) t_2)
         (if (<= t_3 5e+259)
           t_3
           (if (>= b 0.0) (/ (* 2.0 c) (- (- b) (sqrt t_0))) (/ (- b) a))))))))

C

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 * (a * -4.0);
	double t_1 = sqrt(((b * b) + t_0));
	double t_2 = (t_1 - b) / (2.0 * a);
	double tmp;
	if (b >= 0.0) {
		tmp = (2.0 * c) / (-b - t_1);
	} else {
		tmp = t_2;
	}
	double t_3 = tmp;
	double tmp_2;
	if (t_3 <= -((double) INFINITY)) {
		double tmp_3;
		if (b >= 0.0) {
			tmp_3 = (2.0 * c) / (-b - b);
		} else {
			tmp_3 = (((a * ((2.0 * c) / b)) - b) - b) / (2.0 * a);
		}
		tmp_2 = tmp_3;
	} else if (t_3 <= -4e-250) {
		tmp_2 = t_3;
	} else if (t_3 <= 0.0) {
		double tmp_4;
		if (b >= 0.0) {
			tmp_4 = (2.0 * c) / (-b - fma(-2.0, (c / (b / a)), b));
		} else {
			tmp_4 = t_2;
		}
		tmp_2 = tmp_4;
	} else if (t_3 <= 5e+259) {
		tmp_2 = t_3;
	} else if (b >= 0.0) {
		tmp_2 = (2.0 * c) / (-b - sqrt(t_0));
	} else {
		tmp_2 = -b / a;
	}
	return tmp_2;
}

Julia

function code(a, b, c)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (b >= 0.0)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(2.0 * c) / Float64(Float64(-b) - sqrt(Float64(Float64(b * b) - Float64(Float64(4.0 * a) * c)))));
	else
		tmp = Float64(Float64(Float64(-b) + sqrt(Float64(Float64(b * b) - Float64(Float64(4.0 * a) * c)))) / Float64(2.0 * a));
	end
	return tmp
end

↓

function code(a, b, c)
	t_0 = Float64(c * Float64(a * -4.0))
	t_1 = sqrt(Float64(Float64(b * b) + t_0))
	t_2 = Float64(Float64(t_1 - b) / Float64(2.0 * a))
	tmp = 0.0
	if (b >= 0.0)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(2.0 * c) / Float64(Float64(-b) - t_1));
	else
		tmp = t_2;
	end
	t_3 = tmp
	tmp_2 = 0.0
	if (t_3 <= Float64(-Inf))
		tmp_3 = 0.0
		if (b >= 0.0)
			tmp_3 = Float64(Float64(2.0 * c) / Float64(Float64(-b) - b));
		else
			tmp_3 = Float64(Float64(Float64(Float64(a * Float64(Float64(2.0 * c) / b)) - b) - b) / Float64(2.0 * a));
		end
		tmp_2 = tmp_3;
	elseif (t_3 <= -4e-250)
		tmp_2 = t_3;
	elseif (t_3 <= 0.0)
		tmp_4 = 0.0
		if (b >= 0.0)
			tmp_4 = Float64(Float64(2.0 * c) / Float64(Float64(-b) - fma(-2.0, Float64(c / Float64(b / a)), b)));
		else
			tmp_4 = t_2;
		end
		tmp_2 = tmp_4;
	elseif (t_3 <= 5e+259)
		tmp_2 = t_3;
	elseif (b >= 0.0)
		tmp_2 = Float64(Float64(2.0 * c) / Float64(Float64(-b) - sqrt(t_0)));
	else
		tmp_2 = Float64(Float64(-b) / a);
	end
	return tmp_2
end

Wolfram

code[a_, b_, c_] := If[GreaterEqual[b, 0.0], 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], 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_] := Block[{t$95$0 = N[(c * N[(a * -4.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]}, Block[{t$95$1 = N[Sqrt[N[(N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision] + t$95$0), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]}, Block[{t$95$2 = N[(N[(t$95$1 - b), $MachinePrecision] / N[(2.0 * a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]}, Block[{t$95$3 = If[GreaterEqual[b, 0.0], N[(N[(2.0 * c), $MachinePrecision] / N[((-b) - t$95$1), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], t$95$2]}, If[LessEqual[t$95$3, (-Infinity)], If[GreaterEqual[b, 0.0], N[(N[(2.0 * c), $MachinePrecision] / N[((-b) - b), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(N[(N[(N[(a * N[(N[(2.0 * c), $MachinePrecision] / b), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] - b), $MachinePrecision] - b), $MachinePrecision] / N[(2.0 * a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], If[LessEqual[t$95$3, -4e-250], t$95$3, If[LessEqual[t$95$3, 0.0], If[GreaterEqual[b, 0.0], N[(N[(2.0 * c), $MachinePrecision] / N[((-b) - N[(-2.0 * N[(c / N[(b / a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + b), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], t$95$2], If[LessEqual[t$95$3, 5e+259], t$95$3, If[GreaterEqual[b, 0.0], N[(N[(2.0 * c), $MachinePrecision] / N[((-b) - N[Sqrt[t$95$0], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[((-b) / a), $MachinePrecision]]]]]]]]]]

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 64.0

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

   2. Taylor expanded in b around inf 64.0

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

   3. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 23.0

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

   4. Simplified 19.2

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \left(\frac{c \cdot 2}{b} \cdot a - b\right)}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
      Proof
      (-.f64 (*.f64 (/.f64 (*.f64 c 2) b) a) b): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
      (-.f64 (Rewrite<= associate-/r/_binary64 (/.f64 (*.f64 c 2) (/.f64 b a))) b): 19 points increase in error, 21 points decrease in error
      (-.f64 (Rewrite<= associate-*l/_binary64 (*.f64 (/.f64 c (/.f64 b a)) 2)) b): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
      (-.f64 (*.f64 (Rewrite<= associate-/l*_binary64 (/.f64 (*.f64 c a) b)) 2) b): 27 points increase in error, 20 points decrease in error
      (-.f64 (Rewrite<= *-commutative_binary64 (*.f64 2 (/.f64 (*.f64 c a) b))) b): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
      (Rewrite<= unsub-neg_binary64 (+.f64 (*.f64 2 (/.f64 (*.f64 c a) b)) (neg.f64 b))): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
      (+.f64 (*.f64 2 (/.f64 (*.f64 c a) b)) (Rewrite<= mul-1-neg_binary64 (*.f64 -1 b))): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error

   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))) < -4.0000000000000002e-250 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))) < 5.00000000000000033e259

   1. Initial program 2.7

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

   if -4.0000000000000002e-250 < (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 34.7

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

   2. Taylor expanded in b around inf 12.4

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

   3. Simplified 10.2

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(-2, \frac{c}{\frac{b}{a}}, b\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
      Proof
      (fma.f64 -2 (/.f64 c (/.f64 b a)) b): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
      (fma.f64 -2 (Rewrite<= associate-/l*_binary64 (/.f64 (*.f64 c a) b)) b): 26 points increase in error, 21 points decrease in error
      (Rewrite<= fma-def_binary64 (+.f64 (*.f64 -2 (/.f64 (*.f64 c a) b)) b)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
      (Rewrite<= +-commutative_binary64 (+.f64 b (*.f64 -2 (/.f64 (*.f64 c a) b)))): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error

   if 5.00000000000000033e259 < (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 55.8

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

   2. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 26.1

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

   3. Simplified 19.8

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, -2, \frac{c \cdot 2}{b} \cdot a\right)}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
      Proof
      (fma.f64 b -2 (*.f64 (/.f64 (*.f64 c 2) b) a)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
      (fma.f64 b -2 (Rewrite<= associate-/r/_binary64 (/.f64 (*.f64 c 2) (/.f64 b a)))): 19 points increase in error, 21 points decrease in error
      (fma.f64 b -2 (Rewrite<= associate-*l/_binary64 (*.f64 (/.f64 c (/.f64 b a)) 2))): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
      (fma.f64 b -2 (*.f64 (Rewrite<= associate-/l*_binary64 (/.f64 (*.f64 c a) b)) 2)): 27 points increase in error, 20 points decrease in error
      (fma.f64 b -2 (Rewrite<= *-commutative_binary64 (*.f64 2 (/.f64 (*.f64 c a) b)))): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
      (Rewrite<= fma-def_binary64 (+.f64 (*.f64 b -2) (*.f64 2 (/.f64 (*.f64 c a) b)))): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
      (+.f64 (Rewrite<= *-commutative_binary64 (*.f64 -2 b)) (*.f64 2 (/.f64 (*.f64 c a) b))): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
      (Rewrite<= +-commutative_binary64 (+.f64 (*.f64 2 (/.f64 (*.f64 c a) b)) (*.f64 -2 b))): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error

   4. Taylor expanded in b around 0 19.9

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

   5. Simplified 19.9

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, -2, \frac{c \cdot 2}{b} \cdot a\right)}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
      Proof
      (*.f64 c (*.f64 a -4)): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
      (Rewrite<= associate-*l*_binary64 (*.f64 (*.f64 c a) -4)): 1 points increase in error, 1 points decrease in error
      (Rewrite<= *-commutative_binary64 (*.f64 -4 (*.f64 c a))): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error

   6. Taylor expanded in b around inf 19.2

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

   7. Simplified 19.2

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \end{array} \]
      Proof
      (/.f64 (neg.f64 b) a): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
      (/.f64 (Rewrite<= mul-1-neg_binary64 (*.f64 -1 b)) a): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
      (Rewrite<= associate-*r/_binary64 (*.f64 -1 (/.f64 b a))): 0 points increase in error, 0 points decrease in error
3. Recombined 4 regimes into one program.

4. Final simplification 7.1

   \[\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(a \cdot -4\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b + c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \leq -\infty:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(a \cdot \frac{2 \cdot c}{b} - b\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(a \cdot -4\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b + c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \leq -4 \cdot 10^{-250}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b + c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b + c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\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(a \cdot -4\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b + c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \leq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \mathsf{fma}\left(-2, \frac{c}{\frac{b}{a}}, b\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b + c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\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(a \cdot -4\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b + c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \leq 5 \cdot 10^{+259}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b + c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b + c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternatives

Alternative 1
Error	7.7
Cost	7952

\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := \sqrt{b \cdot b + c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -5.5 \cdot 10^{+53}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq -8.5 \cdot 10^{-296}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;c \cdot \frac{-2}{b + \mathsf{fma}\left(-2, a \cdot \frac{c}{b}, b\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(t_0 - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 7.2 \cdot 10^{+45}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - t_0}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, -2, a \cdot \frac{2 \cdot c}{b}\right)}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 2
Error	7.6
Cost	7952

\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := \sqrt{b \cdot b + c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -5.5 \cdot 10^{+53}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq -8.5 \cdot 10^{-296}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \mathsf{fma}\left(-2, \frac{c}{\frac{b}{a}}, b\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{t_0 - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 7.2 \cdot 10^{+45}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - t_0}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, -2, a \cdot \frac{2 \cdot c}{b}\right)}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 3
Error	7.6
Cost	7952

\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := \left(-b\right) - b\\ t_1 := \sqrt{b \cdot b + c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -5.5 \cdot 10^{+53}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq -8.5 \cdot 10^{-296}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \mathsf{fma}\left(-2, \frac{c}{\frac{b}{a}}, b\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{t_1 - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 7.2 \cdot 10^{+45}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - t_1}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{t_0}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{t_0}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 4
Error	10.7
Cost	7756

\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -5.5 \cdot 10^{+53}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq -8.5 \cdot 10^{-296}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;c \cdot \frac{-2}{b + \mathsf{fma}\left(-2, a \cdot \frac{c}{b}, b\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(\sqrt{b \cdot b + t_0} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 2.1 \cdot 10^{-98}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{t_0}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 5
Error	13.8
Cost	7696

\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := \sqrt{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -2.6 \cdot 10^{-64}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq -8.5 \cdot 10^{-296}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{0.5}{a} \cdot \left(t_0 - b\right)\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 2.1 \cdot 10^{-98}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - t_0}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 6
Error	13.8
Cost	7696

\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := \frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - b}\\ t_1 := \sqrt{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -2.6 \cdot 10^{-64}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq -8.5 \cdot 10^{-296}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;t_0\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{t_1 - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 2.1 \cdot 10^{-98}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - t_1}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;t_0\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 7
Error	18.6
Cost	7500

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -2.6 \cdot 10^{-64}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 7.5 \cdot 10^{-173}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{0.5}{a} \cdot \left(\sqrt{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)} - b\right)\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b \cdot -2}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 8
Error	23.0
Cost	776

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq 7.5 \cdot 10^{-173}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 9
Error	22.8
Cost	644

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

Alternative 10
Error	45.0
Cost	388

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

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2022317 
(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))))