The quadratic formula (r2)

Average Error: 34.3 → 10.6

Time: 18.5s

Precision: binary64

Cost: 7688

Math

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

↓

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -1.25 \cdot 10^{-77}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 2 \cdot 10^{+81}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array} \]

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 -1.25e-77)
   (/ (- c) b)
   (if (<= b 2e+81)
     (/ (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4.0 (* c a))))) (* a 2.0))
     (- (/ c b) (/ b a)))))

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 <= -1.25e-77) {
		tmp = -c / b;
	} else if (b <= 2e+81) {
		tmp = (-b - sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (c * a))))) / (a * 2.0);
	} else {
		tmp = (c / b) - (b / a);
	}
	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 <= (-1.25d-77)) then
        tmp = -c / b
    else if (b <= 2d+81) then
        tmp = (-b - sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0d0 * (c * a))))) / (a * 2.0d0)
    else
        tmp = (c / b) - (b / a)
    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 <= -1.25e-77) {
		tmp = -c / b;
	} else if (b <= 2e+81) {
		tmp = (-b - Math.sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (c * a))))) / (a * 2.0);
	} else {
		tmp = (c / b) - (b / a);
	}
	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 <= -1.25e-77:
		tmp = -c / b
	elif b <= 2e+81:
		tmp = (-b - math.sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (c * a))))) / (a * 2.0)
	else:
		tmp = (c / b) - (b / a)
	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 <= -1.25e-77)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(-c) / b);
	elseif (b <= 2e+81)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(Float64(-b) - sqrt(Float64(Float64(b * b) - Float64(4.0 * Float64(c * a))))) / Float64(a * 2.0));
	else
		tmp = Float64(Float64(c / b) - Float64(b / a));
	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 <= -1.25e-77)
		tmp = -c / b;
	elseif (b <= 2e+81)
		tmp = (-b - sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (c * a))))) / (a * 2.0);
	else
		tmp = (c / b) - (b / a);
	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, -1.25e-77], N[((-c) / b), $MachinePrecision], If[LessEqual[b, 2e+81], N[(N[((-b) - N[Sqrt[N[(N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision] - N[(4.0 * N[(c * a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] / N[(a * 2.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(N[(c / b), $MachinePrecision] - N[(b / a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]

Target

Original	34.3
Target	21.5
Herbie	10.6

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

Derivation

1. Split input into 3 regimes

2. if b < -1.24999999999999991e-77

   1. Initial program 53.1

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

   2. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 9.4

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

   3. Simplified 9.4

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

      [Start] 9.4	\[ -1 \cdot \frac{c}{b} \]
      associate-*r/ [=>] 9.4	\[ \color{blue}{\frac{-1 \cdot c}{b}} \]
      neg-mul-1 [<=] 9.4	\[ \frac{\color{blue}{-c}}{b} \]

   if -1.24999999999999991e-77 < b < 1.99999999999999984e81

   1. Initial program 14.0

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

   if 1.99999999999999984e81 < b

   1. Initial program 43.2

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

   2. Simplified 43.3

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

      [Start] 43.2	\[ \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      *-lft-identity [<=] 43.2	\[ \color{blue}{1 \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}} \]
      metadata-eval [<=] 43.2	\[ \color{blue}{\left(--1\right)} \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      associate-*r/ [=>] 43.2	\[ \color{blue}{\frac{\left(--1\right) \cdot \left(\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right)}{2 \cdot a}} \]
      associate-*l/ [<=] 43.3	\[ \color{blue}{\frac{--1}{2 \cdot a} \cdot \left(\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right)} \]
      distribute-neg-frac [<=] 43.3	\[ \color{blue}{\left(-\frac{-1}{2 \cdot a}\right)} \cdot \left(\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right) \]
      distribute-lft-neg-in [<=] 43.3	\[ \color{blue}{-\frac{-1}{2 \cdot a} \cdot \left(\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right)} \]
      distribute-rgt-neg-out [<=] 43.3	\[ \color{blue}{\frac{-1}{2 \cdot a} \cdot \left(-\left(\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right)\right)} \]
      associate-/r* [=>] 43.3	\[ \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{-1}{2}}{a}} \cdot \left(-\left(\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right)\right) \]
      metadata-eval [=>] 43.3	\[ \frac{\color{blue}{-0.5}}{a} \cdot \left(-\left(\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right)\right) \]
      sub-neg [=>] 43.3	\[ \frac{-0.5}{a} \cdot \left(-\color{blue}{\left(\left(-b\right) + \left(-\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right)\right)}\right) \]
      distribute-neg-out [=>] 43.3	\[ \frac{-0.5}{a} \cdot \left(-\color{blue}{\left(-\left(b + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right)\right)}\right) \]
      remove-double-neg [=>] 43.3	\[ \frac{-0.5}{a} \cdot \color{blue}{\left(b + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right)} \]
      sub-neg [=>] 43.3	\[ \frac{-0.5}{a} \cdot \left(b + \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b + \left(-4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)\right)}}\right) \]
      +-commutative [=>] 43.3	\[ \frac{-0.5}{a} \cdot \left(b + \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)\right) + b \cdot b}}\right) \]

   3. Applied egg-rr 43.3

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

   4. Taylor expanded in a around 0 4.7

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

   5. Simplified 4.7

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

      [Start] 4.7	\[ \frac{c}{b} + -1 \cdot \frac{b}{a} \]
      mul-1-neg [=>] 4.7	\[ \frac{c}{b} + \color{blue}{\left(-\frac{b}{a}\right)} \]
      unsub-neg [=>] 4.7	\[ \color{blue}{\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}} \]

3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.

4. Final simplification 10.6

   \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -1.25 \cdot 10^{-77}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 2 \cdot 10^{+81}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternatives

Alternative 1
Error	10.7
Cost	7624

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -5.2 \cdot 10^{-81}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 3 \cdot 10^{+77}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(b + \sqrt{b \cdot b + c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{-0.5}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 2
Error	10.7
Cost	7624

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -2.6 \cdot 10^{-78}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 1.85 \cdot 10^{+81}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-0.5}{\frac{a}{b + \sqrt{b \cdot b + c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 3
Error	14.0
Cost	7432

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -5.5 \cdot 10^{-85}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 5.8 \cdot 10^{-57}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 4
Error	14.0
Cost	7368

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -6.8 \cdot 10^{-87}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 1.9 \cdot 10^{-56}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-0.5}{a} \cdot \left(b + \sqrt{\left(c \cdot a\right) \cdot -4}\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 5
Error	14.0
Cost	7368

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -2.2 \cdot 10^{-84}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 5.5 \cdot 10^{-57}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-0.5}{\frac{a}{b + \sqrt{\left(c \cdot a\right) \cdot -4}}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 6
Error	39.8
Cost	388

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -1.8 \cdot 10^{-8}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 7
Error	23.2
Cost	388

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -3 \cdot 10^{-216}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 8
Error	56.7
Cost	192

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

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2023083 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "The quadratic formula (r2)"
  :precision binary64

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

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