jeff quadratic root 2

Average Error: 19.8 → 6.8

Time: 21.9s

Precision: binary64

Cost: 38052

Math

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

↓

\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b \cdot -2}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ t_1 := \sqrt{b \cdot b + c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}\\ t_2 := \frac{t_1 - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ t_3 := \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - t_1}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;t_2\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{if}\;t_3 \leq -\infty:\\ \;\;\;\;t_0\\ \mathbf{elif}\;t_3 \leq -5 \cdot 10^{-258}:\\ \;\;\;\;t_3\\ \mathbf{elif}\;t_3 \leq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \mathsf{fma}\left(-2, a \cdot \frac{c}{b}, b\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;t_2\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;t_3 \leq 2 \cdot 10^{+241}:\\ \;\;\;\;t_3\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;t_0\\ \end{array} \]

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
         (if (>= b 0.0) (/ (* 2.0 c) (- (- b) b)) (/ (* b -2.0) (* 2.0 a))))
        (t_1 (sqrt (+ (* b b) (* c (* a -4.0)))))
        (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))
     t_0
     (if (<= t_3 -5e-258)
       t_3
       (if (<= t_3 0.0)
         (if (>= b 0.0) (/ (* 2.0 c) (- (- b) (fma -2.0 (* a (/ c b)) b))) t_2)
         (if (<= t_3 2e+241) t_3 t_0))))))

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 tmp;
	if (b >= 0.0) {
		tmp = (2.0 * c) / (-b - b);
	} else {
		tmp = (b * -2.0) / (2.0 * a);
	}
	double t_0 = tmp;
	double t_1 = sqrt(((b * b) + (c * (a * -4.0))));
	double t_2 = (t_1 - b) / (2.0 * a);
	double tmp_1;
	if (b >= 0.0) {
		tmp_1 = (2.0 * c) / (-b - t_1);
	} else {
		tmp_1 = t_2;
	}
	double t_3 = tmp_1;
	double tmp_2;
	if (t_3 <= -((double) INFINITY)) {
		tmp_2 = t_0;
	} else if (t_3 <= -5e-258) {
		tmp_2 = t_3;
	} else if (t_3 <= 0.0) {
		double tmp_3;
		if (b >= 0.0) {
			tmp_3 = (2.0 * c) / (-b - fma(-2.0, (a * (c / b)), b));
		} else {
			tmp_3 = t_2;
		}
		tmp_2 = tmp_3;
	} else if (t_3 <= 2e+241) {
		tmp_2 = t_3;
	} else {
		tmp_2 = t_0;
	}
	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)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (b >= 0.0)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(2.0 * c) / Float64(Float64(-b) - b));
	else
		tmp = Float64(Float64(b * -2.0) / Float64(2.0 * a));
	end
	t_0 = tmp
	t_1 = sqrt(Float64(Float64(b * b) + Float64(c * Float64(a * -4.0))))
	t_2 = Float64(Float64(t_1 - b) / Float64(2.0 * a))
	tmp_1 = 0.0
	if (b >= 0.0)
		tmp_1 = Float64(Float64(2.0 * c) / Float64(Float64(-b) - t_1));
	else
		tmp_1 = t_2;
	end
	t_3 = tmp_1
	tmp_2 = 0.0
	if (t_3 <= Float64(-Inf))
		tmp_2 = t_0;
	elseif (t_3 <= -5e-258)
		tmp_2 = t_3;
	elseif (t_3 <= 0.0)
		tmp_3 = 0.0
		if (b >= 0.0)
			tmp_3 = Float64(Float64(2.0 * c) / Float64(Float64(-b) - fma(-2.0, Float64(a * Float64(c / b)), b)));
		else
			tmp_3 = t_2;
		end
		tmp_2 = tmp_3;
	elseif (t_3 <= 2e+241)
		tmp_2 = t_3;
	else
		tmp_2 = t_0;
	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 = 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]]}, Block[{t$95$1 = N[Sqrt[N[(N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision] + N[(c * N[(a * -4.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $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)], t$95$0, If[LessEqual[t$95$3, -5e-258], 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[(a * N[(c / b), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + b), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], t$95$2], If[LessEqual[t$95$3, 2e+241], t$95$3, t$95$0]]]]]]]]

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 or 2.0000000000000001e241 < (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 57.5

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

   2. Taylor expanded in b around inf 55.7

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

   3. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 16.4

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

   4. Simplified 16.4

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

      [Start] 16.4	\[ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-2 \cdot b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
      *-commutative [=>] 16.4	\[ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b \cdot -2}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]

   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))) < -4.9999999999999999e-258 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))) < 2.0000000000000001e241

   1. Initial program 2.6

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

   if -4.9999999999999999e-258 < (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 36.6

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

   2. Taylor expanded in b around inf 12.9

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

   3. Simplified 10.8

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

      [Start] 12.9	\[ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \left(b + -2 \cdot \frac{c \cdot a}{b}\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
      +-commutative [=>] 12.9	\[ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \color{blue}{\left(-2 \cdot \frac{c \cdot a}{b} + b\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
      fma-def [=>] 12.9	\[ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(-2, \frac{c \cdot a}{b}, b\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
      associate-/l* [=>] 10.8	\[ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \mathsf{fma}\left(-2, \color{blue}{\frac{c}{\frac{b}{a}}}, b\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
      associate-/r/ [=>] 10.8	\[ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \mathsf{fma}\left(-2, \color{blue}{\frac{c}{b} \cdot a}, b\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]

3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.

4. Final simplification 6.8

   \[\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^{-258}:\\ \;\;\;\;\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, a \cdot \frac{c}{b}, 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 2 \cdot 10^{+241}:\\ \;\;\;\;\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) - b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b \cdot -2}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternatives

Alternative 1
Error	6.8
Cost	38052

\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b \cdot -2}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ t_1 := \sqrt{b \cdot b + c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}\\ t_2 := \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - t_1}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{t_1 - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{if}\;t_2 \leq -\infty:\\ \;\;\;\;t_0\\ \mathbf{elif}\;t_2 \leq -1 \cdot 10^{-268}:\\ \;\;\;\;t_2\\ \mathbf{elif}\;t_2 \leq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot -2}{b + \mathsf{fma}\left(a, c \cdot \frac{-2}{b}, b\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, -2, \frac{2 \cdot c}{\frac{b}{a}}\right)}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;t_2 \leq 2 \cdot 10^{+241}:\\ \;\;\;\;t_2\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;t_0\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 2
Error	14.6
Cost	7756

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -3.2 \cdot 10^{+149}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 1.8 \cdot 10^{-277}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b + c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \mathsf{fma}\left(-2, \frac{c}{\frac{b}{a}}, b\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, -2, \frac{2 \cdot c}{\frac{b}{a}}\right)}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 3
Error	14.8
Cost	7624

\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := \frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - b}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -5 \cdot 10^{+148}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;t_0\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;t_0\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b + c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 4
Error	22.8
Cost	7428

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

Alternative 5
Error	22.8
Cost	7364

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

Alternative 6
Error	22.8
Cost	7364

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

Alternative 7
Error	23.0
Cost	644

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

Alternative 8
Error	22.9
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 2023060 
(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))))