quadp (p42, positive)

Average Error: 34.6 → 12.0

Time: 15.9s

Precision: binary64

Cost: 13832

Math

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

↓

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -1.82 \cdot 10^{+40}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 5.4 \cdot 10^{-31}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{0.5}{\frac{a}{\mathsf{hypot}\left(b, \sqrt{a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)}\right) - b}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]

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 -1.82e+40)
   (/ (- b) a)
   (if (<= b 5.4e-31)
     (/ 0.5 (/ a (- (hypot b (sqrt (* a (* c -4.0)))) b)))
     (/ (- 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 <= -1.82e+40) {
		tmp = -b / a;
	} else if (b <= 5.4e-31) {
		tmp = 0.5 / (a / (hypot(b, sqrt((a * (c * -4.0)))) - b));
	} else {
		tmp = -c / b;
	}
	return tmp;
}

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 <= -1.82e+40) {
		tmp = -b / a;
	} else if (b <= 5.4e-31) {
		tmp = 0.5 / (a / (Math.hypot(b, Math.sqrt((a * (c * -4.0)))) - b));
	} 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 <= -1.82e+40:
		tmp = -b / a
	elif b <= 5.4e-31:
		tmp = 0.5 / (a / (math.hypot(b, math.sqrt((a * (c * -4.0)))) - b))
	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 <= -1.82e+40)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(-b) / a);
	elseif (b <= 5.4e-31)
		tmp = Float64(0.5 / Float64(a / Float64(hypot(b, sqrt(Float64(a * Float64(c * -4.0)))) - b)));
	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 <= -1.82e+40)
		tmp = -b / a;
	elseif (b <= 5.4e-31)
		tmp = 0.5 / (a / (hypot(b, sqrt((a * (c * -4.0)))) - b));
	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, -1.82e+40], N[((-b) / a), $MachinePrecision], If[LessEqual[b, 5.4e-31], N[(0.5 / N[(a / N[(N[Sqrt[b ^ 2 + N[Sqrt[N[(a * N[(c * -4.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] ^ 2], $MachinePrecision] - b), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[((-c) / b), $MachinePrecision]]]

Target

Original	34.6
Target	21.0
Herbie	12.0

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

Derivation

1. Split input into 3 regimes

2. if b < -1.82e40

   1. Initial program 36.8

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

   2. Simplified 36.9

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

      [Start] 36.8	\[ \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      /-rgt-identity [<=] 36.8	\[ \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{\color{blue}{\frac{2 \cdot a}{1}}} \]
      metadata-eval [<=] 36.8	\[ \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{\frac{2 \cdot a}{\color{blue}{--1}}} \]
      *-commutative [=>] 36.8	\[ \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{\frac{\color{blue}{a \cdot 2}}{--1}} \]
      associate-/l* [=>] 36.8	\[ \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{\color{blue}{\frac{a}{\frac{--1}{2}}}} \]
      associate-/l* [<=] 36.7	\[ \color{blue}{\frac{\left(\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{--1}{2}}{a}} \]
      associate-*r/ [<=] 36.9	\[ \color{blue}{\left(\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{\frac{--1}{2}}{a}} \]
      /-rgt-identity [<=] 36.9	\[ \color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{1}} \cdot \frac{\frac{--1}{2}}{a} \]
      metadata-eval [<=] 36.9	\[ \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{\color{blue}{--1}} \cdot \frac{\frac{--1}{2}}{a} \]

   3. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 5.8

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

   4. Simplified 5.8

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

      [Start] 5.8	\[ -1 \cdot \frac{b}{a} \]
      associate-*r/ [=>] 5.8	\[ \color{blue}{\frac{-1 \cdot b}{a}} \]
      mul-1-neg [=>] 5.8	\[ \frac{\color{blue}{-b}}{a} \]

   if -1.82e40 < b < 5.40000000000000027e-31

   1. Initial program 16.1

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

   2. Simplified 16.1

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

      [Start] 16.1	\[ \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      /-rgt-identity [<=] 16.1	\[ \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{\color{blue}{\frac{2 \cdot a}{1}}} \]
      metadata-eval [<=] 16.1	\[ \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{\frac{2 \cdot a}{\color{blue}{--1}}} \]
      *-commutative [=>] 16.1	\[ \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{\frac{\color{blue}{a \cdot 2}}{--1}} \]
      associate-/l* [=>] 16.1	\[ \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{\color{blue}{\frac{a}{\frac{--1}{2}}}} \]
      associate-/l* [<=] 16.1	\[ \color{blue}{\frac{\left(\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{--1}{2}}{a}} \]
      associate-*r/ [<=] 16.2	\[ \color{blue}{\left(\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{\frac{--1}{2}}{a}} \]
      /-rgt-identity [<=] 16.2	\[ \color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{1}} \cdot \frac{\frac{--1}{2}}{a} \]
      metadata-eval [<=] 16.2	\[ \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{\color{blue}{--1}} \cdot \frac{\frac{--1}{2}}{a} \]

   3. Applied egg-rr 19.7

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

   if 5.40000000000000027e-31 < b

   1. Initial program 55.4

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

   2. Taylor expanded in b around inf 6.3

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

   3. Simplified 6.3

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

      [Start] 6.3	\[ -1 \cdot \frac{c}{b} \]
      associate-*r/ [=>] 6.3	\[ \color{blue}{\frac{-1 \cdot c}{b}} \]
      neg-mul-1 [<=] 6.3	\[ \frac{\color{blue}{-c}}{b} \]

3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.

4. Final simplification 12.0

   \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -1.82 \cdot 10^{+40}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 5.4 \cdot 10^{-31}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{0.5}{\frac{a}{\mathsf{hypot}\left(b, \sqrt{a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)}\right) - b}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternatives

Alternative 1
Error	10.5
Cost	7624

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -4 \cdot 10^{+33}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 3.5 \cdot 10^{-34}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(\sqrt{a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right) + b \cdot b} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 2
Error	10.4
Cost	7624

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -4.5 \cdot 10^{+42}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 1.9 \cdot 10^{-34}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} - b}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 3
Error	13.6
Cost	7368

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -2.9 \cdot 10^{-27}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 3.65 \cdot 10^{-31}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{0.5}{a} \cdot \left(\sqrt{a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)} - b\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 4
Error	13.6
Cost	7368

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -3.7 \cdot 10^{-25}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 1.18 \cdot 10^{-33}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\sqrt{a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)} - b}{a}}{2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 5
Error	22.2
Cost	580

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -4.3 \cdot 10^{-305}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 6
Error	39.9
Cost	388

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq 1.22 \cdot 10^{+63}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 7
Error	22.2
Cost	388

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq 3.45 \cdot 10^{-276}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 8
Error	62.3
Cost	192

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

Alternative 9
Error	56.4
Cost	192

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

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2023016 
(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)))