jeff quadratic root 2

Average Error: 19.9 → 6.9

Time: 20.6s

Precision: binary64

Cost: 38053

Math

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

↓

\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := \sqrt{b \cdot b + c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}\\ t_1 := \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - t_0}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{t_0 - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{if}\;t_1 \leq -\infty:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b \cdot -2}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;t_1 \leq -5 \cdot 10^{-264} \lor \neg \left(t_1 \leq 0\right) \land t_1 \leq 2 \cdot 10^{+285}:\\ \;\;\;\;t_1\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(\frac{2 \cdot c}{\frac{b}{a}} - b\right) - b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(2, \frac{c}{\frac{b}{a}}, b \cdot -2\right)}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]

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 (sqrt (+ (* b b) (* c (* a -4.0)))))
        (t_1
         (if (>= b 0.0) (/ (* 2.0 c) (- (- b) t_0)) (/ (- t_0 b) (* 2.0 a)))))
   (if (<= t_1 (- INFINITY))
     (if (>= b 0.0) (/ (* 2.0 c) (- (- b) b)) (/ (* b -2.0) (* 2.0 a)))
     (if (or (<= t_1 -5e-264) (and (not (<= t_1 0.0)) (<= t_1 2e+285)))
       t_1
       (if (>= b 0.0)
         (/ (* 2.0 c) (- (- (/ (* 2.0 c) (/ b a)) b) b))
         (/ (fma 2.0 (/ c (/ b a)) (* b -2.0)) (* 2.0 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 = sqrt(((b * b) + (c * (a * -4.0))));
	double tmp;
	if (b >= 0.0) {
		tmp = (2.0 * c) / (-b - t_0);
	} else {
		tmp = (t_0 - b) / (2.0 * a);
	}
	double t_1 = tmp;
	double tmp_2;
	if (t_1 <= -((double) INFINITY)) {
		double tmp_3;
		if (b >= 0.0) {
			tmp_3 = (2.0 * c) / (-b - b);
		} else {
			tmp_3 = (b * -2.0) / (2.0 * a);
		}
		tmp_2 = tmp_3;
	} else if ((t_1 <= -5e-264) || (!(t_1 <= 0.0) && (t_1 <= 2e+285))) {
		tmp_2 = t_1;
	} else if (b >= 0.0) {
		tmp_2 = (2.0 * c) / ((((2.0 * c) / (b / a)) - b) - b);
	} else {
		tmp_2 = fma(2.0, (c / (b / a)), (b * -2.0)) / (2.0 * 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 = sqrt(Float64(Float64(b * b) + Float64(c * Float64(a * -4.0))))
	tmp = 0.0
	if (b >= 0.0)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(2.0 * c) / Float64(Float64(-b) - t_0));
	else
		tmp = Float64(Float64(t_0 - b) / Float64(2.0 * a));
	end
	t_1 = tmp
	tmp_2 = 0.0
	if (t_1 <= 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(b * -2.0) / Float64(2.0 * a));
		end
		tmp_2 = tmp_3;
	elseif ((t_1 <= -5e-264) || (!(t_1 <= 0.0) && (t_1 <= 2e+285)))
		tmp_2 = t_1;
	elseif (b >= 0.0)
		tmp_2 = Float64(Float64(2.0 * c) / Float64(Float64(Float64(Float64(2.0 * c) / Float64(b / a)) - b) - b));
	else
		tmp_2 = Float64(fma(2.0, Float64(c / Float64(b / a)), Float64(b * -2.0)) / Float64(2.0 * 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[Sqrt[N[(N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision] + N[(c * N[(a * -4.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]}, Block[{t$95$1 = If[GreaterEqual[b, 0.0], N[(N[(2.0 * c), $MachinePrecision] / N[((-b) - t$95$0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(N[(t$95$0 - b), $MachinePrecision] / N[(2.0 * a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]}, If[LessEqual[t$95$1, (-Infinity)], If[GreaterEqual[b, 0.0], N[(N[(2.0 * c), $MachinePrecision] / N[((-b) - b), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(N[(b * -2.0), $MachinePrecision] / N[(2.0 * a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], If[Or[LessEqual[t$95$1, -5e-264], And[N[Not[LessEqual[t$95$1, 0.0]], $MachinePrecision], LessEqual[t$95$1, 2e+285]]], t$95$1, If[GreaterEqual[b, 0.0], N[(N[(2.0 * c), $MachinePrecision] / N[(N[(N[(N[(2.0 * c), $MachinePrecision] / N[(b / a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] - b), $MachinePrecision] - b), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(N[(2.0 * N[(c / N[(b / a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(b * -2.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] / N[(2.0 * a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]]]]

Derivation

1. Split input into 3 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 18.0

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

   4. Simplified 18.0

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

      [Start] 18.0	\[ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-2 \cdot b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
      *-commutative [=>] 18.0	\[ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b \cdot -2}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]

   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))) < -5.0000000000000001e-264 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))) < 2e285

   1. Initial program 2.8

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

   if -5.0000000000000001e-264 < (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 or 2e285 < (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 42.8

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

   2. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 34.1

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

   3. Simplified 31.8

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

      [Start] 34.1	\[ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot \frac{c \cdot a}{b} + -2 \cdot b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
      fma-def [=>] 34.1	\[ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(2, \frac{c \cdot a}{b}, -2 \cdot b\right)}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
      associate-/l* [=>] 31.8	\[ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(2, \frac{c}{\frac{b}{a}}, -2 \cdot b\right)}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
      *-commutative [=>] 31.8	\[ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(2, \frac{c}{\frac{b}{a}}, b \cdot -2\right)}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]

   4. Taylor expanded in b around inf 15.0

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

   5. Simplified 12.4

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

      [Start] 15.0	\[ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \left(b + -2 \cdot \frac{c \cdot a}{b}\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(2, \frac{c}{\frac{b}{a}}, b \cdot -2\right)}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
      *-commutative [=>] 15.0	\[ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \left(b + \color{blue}{\frac{c \cdot a}{b} \cdot -2}\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(2, \frac{c}{\frac{b}{a}}, b \cdot -2\right)}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
      associate-/l* [=>] 12.4	\[ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \left(b + \color{blue}{\frac{c}{\frac{b}{a}}} \cdot -2\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(2, \frac{c}{\frac{b}{a}}, b \cdot -2\right)}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
      associate-*l/ [=>] 12.4	\[ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \left(b + \color{blue}{\frac{c \cdot -2}{\frac{b}{a}}}\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(2, \frac{c}{\frac{b}{a}}, b \cdot -2\right)}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]

3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.

4. Final simplification 6.9

   \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b + c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b + c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \leq -\infty:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b \cdot -2}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b + c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b + c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \leq -5 \cdot 10^{-264} \lor \neg \left(\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b + c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b + c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \leq 0\right) \land \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b + c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b + c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \leq 2 \cdot 10^{+285}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b + c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b + c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(\frac{2 \cdot c}{\frac{b}{a}} - b\right) - b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(2, \frac{c}{\frac{b}{a}}, b \cdot -2\right)}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternatives

Alternative 1
Error	14.9
Cost	7756

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -5 \cdot 10^{+161}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 1.4 \cdot 10^{-235}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b + c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(\frac{2 \cdot c}{\frac{b}{a}} - b\right) - b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(2, \frac{c}{\frac{b}{a}}, b \cdot -2\right)}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 2
Error	15.1
Cost	7624

\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := \frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - b}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -5 \cdot 10^{+161}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;t_0\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;t_0\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b + c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 3
Error	18.1
Cost	7368

\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := \frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - b}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -7.5 \cdot 10^{-95}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;t_0\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;t_0\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(b - \sqrt{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{-0.5}{a}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 4
Error	23.0
Cost	644

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

Alternative 5
Error	23.0
Cost	644

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

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2023053 
(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))))