Quadratic roots, wide range

Average Accuracy: 18.2% → 99.4%

Time: 14.5s

Precision: binary64

Cost: 14080

\[\left(\left(4.930380657631324 \cdot 10^{-32} < a \land a < 2.028240960365167 \cdot 10^{+31}\right) \land \left(4.930380657631324 \cdot 10^{-32} < b \land b < 2.028240960365167 \cdot 10^{+31}\right)\right) \land \left(4.930380657631324 \cdot 10^{-32} < c \land c < 2.028240960365167 \cdot 10^{+31}\right)\]

Math

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

↓

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

FPCore

(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c)))) (* 2.0 a)))

↓

(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (/ (/ (* 4.0 (* c a)) (- (- b) (sqrt (fma c (* a -4.0) (* b b))))) (* a 2.0)))

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) {
	return ((4.0 * (c * a)) / (-b - sqrt(fma(c, (a * -4.0), (b * b))))) / (a * 2.0);
}

Julia

function code(a, b, c)
	return Float64(Float64(Float64(-b) + sqrt(Float64(Float64(b * b) - Float64(Float64(4.0 * a) * c)))) / Float64(2.0 * a))
end

↓

function code(a, b, c)
	return Float64(Float64(Float64(4.0 * Float64(c * a)) / Float64(Float64(-b) - sqrt(fma(c, Float64(a * -4.0), Float64(b * b))))) / Float64(a * 2.0))
end

Wolfram

code[a_, b_, c_] := 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_] := N[(N[(N[(4.0 * N[(c * a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] / N[((-b) - N[Sqrt[N[(c * N[(a * -4.0), $MachinePrecision] + N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] / N[(a * 2.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]

Derivation

1. Initial program 18.2%

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

2. Simplified 18.2%

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

   [Start] 18.2	\[ \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a} \]
   *-commutative [=>] 18.2	\[ \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{\color{blue}{a \cdot 2}} \]

3. Applied egg-rr 18.6%

   \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{\frac{b \cdot b - \mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)\right)}{\sqrt{b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)\right)}}}}{-\sqrt{b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)\right)}}}}}{a \cdot 2} \]
   Proof

   [Start] 18.2	\[ \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{a \cdot 2} \]
   flip-+ [=>] 18.2	\[ \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}}{a \cdot 2} \]
   sub-neg [=>] 18.2	\[ \frac{\frac{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) + \left(-\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right)}}}{a \cdot 2} \]
   add-sqr-sqrt [=>] 18.2	\[ \frac{\frac{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{\left(-\color{blue}{\sqrt{b} \cdot \sqrt{b}}\right) + \left(-\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right)}}{a \cdot 2} \]
   sqrt-prod [<=] 18.2	\[ \frac{\frac{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{\left(-\color{blue}{\sqrt{b \cdot b}}\right) + \left(-\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right)}}{a \cdot 2} \]
   sqr-neg [<=] 18.2	\[ \frac{\frac{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{\left(-\sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)}}\right) + \left(-\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right)}}{a \cdot 2} \]
   sqrt-unprod [<=] 0.0	\[ \frac{\frac{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{\left(-\color{blue}{\sqrt{-b} \cdot \sqrt{-b}}\right) + \left(-\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right)}}{a \cdot 2} \]
   add-sqr-sqrt [<=] 0.4	\[ \frac{\frac{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{\left(-\color{blue}{\left(-b\right)}\right) + \left(-\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right)}}{a \cdot 2} \]
   distribute-neg-in [<=] 0.4	\[ \frac{\frac{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{\color{blue}{-\left(\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right)}}}{a \cdot 2} \]
   add-sqr-sqrt [=>] 0.0	\[ \frac{\frac{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{-\color{blue}{\sqrt{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}} \cdot \sqrt{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}}}{a \cdot 2} \]
   distribute-rgt-neg-in [=>] 0.0	\[ \frac{\frac{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} \cdot \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{\color{blue}{\sqrt{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}} \cdot \left(-\sqrt{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\right)}}}{a \cdot 2} \]

4. Simplified 18.7%

   \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{b \cdot b - \mathsf{fma}\left(c, a \cdot -4, b \cdot b\right)}{-\left(b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(c, a \cdot -4, b \cdot b\right)}\right)}}}{a \cdot 2} \]
   Proof

   [Start] 18.6	\[ \frac{\frac{\frac{b \cdot b - \mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)\right)}{\sqrt{b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)\right)}}}}{-\sqrt{b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)\right)}}}}{a \cdot 2} \]
   associate-/l/ [=>] 18.6	\[ \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{b \cdot b - \mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)\right)}{\left(-\sqrt{b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)\right)}}\right) \cdot \sqrt{b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)\right)}}}}}{a \cdot 2} \]
   fma-def [<=] 18.7	\[ \frac{\frac{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(b \cdot b + c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)\right)}}{\left(-\sqrt{b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)\right)}}\right) \cdot \sqrt{b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)\right)}}}}{a \cdot 2} \]
   +-commutative [=>] 18.7	\[ \frac{\frac{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right) + b \cdot b\right)}}{\left(-\sqrt{b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)\right)}}\right) \cdot \sqrt{b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)\right)}}}}{a \cdot 2} \]
   fma-def [=>] 18.7	\[ \frac{\frac{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(c, a \cdot -4, b \cdot b\right)}}{\left(-\sqrt{b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)\right)}}\right) \cdot \sqrt{b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)\right)}}}}{a \cdot 2} \]
   distribute-lft-neg-in [<=] 18.7	\[ \frac{\frac{b \cdot b - \mathsf{fma}\left(c, a \cdot -4, b \cdot b\right)}{\color{blue}{-\sqrt{b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)\right)}} \cdot \sqrt{b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)\right)}}}}}{a \cdot 2} \]
   rem-square-sqrt [=>] 18.7	\[ \frac{\frac{b \cdot b - \mathsf{fma}\left(c, a \cdot -4, b \cdot b\right)}{-\color{blue}{\left(b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)\right)}\right)}}}{a \cdot 2} \]
   fma-def [<=] 18.7	\[ \frac{\frac{b \cdot b - \mathsf{fma}\left(c, a \cdot -4, b \cdot b\right)}{-\left(b + \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b + c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}}\right)}}{a \cdot 2} \]
   +-commutative [=>] 18.7	\[ \frac{\frac{b \cdot b - \mathsf{fma}\left(c, a \cdot -4, b \cdot b\right)}{-\left(b + \sqrt{\color{blue}{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right) + b \cdot b}}\right)}}{a \cdot 2} \]
   fma-def [=>] 18.7	\[ \frac{\frac{b \cdot b - \mathsf{fma}\left(c, a \cdot -4, b \cdot b\right)}{-\left(b + \sqrt{\color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(c, a \cdot -4, b \cdot b\right)}}\right)}}{a \cdot 2} \]

5. Taylor expanded in b around 0 99.4%

   \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{\color{blue}{4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{-\left(b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(c, a \cdot -4, b \cdot b\right)}\right)}}{a \cdot 2} \]

6. Final simplification 99.4%

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

Alternatives

Alternative 1
Accuracy	95.2%
Cost	1024

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

Alternative 2
Accuracy	90.1%
Cost	256

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

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2023131 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "Quadratic roots, wide range"
  :precision binary64
  :pre (and (and (and (< 4.930380657631324e-32 a) (< a 2.028240960365167e+31)) (and (< 4.930380657631324e-32 b) (< b 2.028240960365167e+31))) (and (< 4.930380657631324e-32 c) (< c 2.028240960365167e+31)))
  (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c)))) (* 2.0 a)))