quad2p (problem 3.2.1, positive)

Average Accuracy: 47.4% → 83.7%

Time: 15.5s

Precision: binary64

Cost: 7368

Math

\[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a} \]

↓

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -3.3 \cdot 10^{+54}:\\ \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a} + 0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 2.5 \cdot 10^{-50}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot -0.5}{b_2}\\ \end{array} \]

FPCore

(FPCore (a b_2 c)
 :precision binary64
 (/ (+ (- b_2) (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* a c)))) a))

↓

(FPCore (a b_2 c)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= b_2 -3.3e+54)
   (+ (* -2.0 (/ b_2 a)) (* 0.5 (/ c b_2)))
   (if (<= b_2 2.5e-50)
     (/ (- (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* a c))) b_2) a)
     (/ (* c -0.5) b_2))))

C

double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	return (-b_2 + sqrt(((b_2 * b_2) - (a * c)))) / a;
}

↓

double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b_2 <= -3.3e+54) {
		tmp = (-2.0 * (b_2 / a)) + (0.5 * (c / b_2));
	} else if (b_2 <= 2.5e-50) {
		tmp = (sqrt(((b_2 * b_2) - (a * c))) - b_2) / a;
	} else {
		tmp = (c * -0.5) / b_2;
	}
	return tmp;
}

Fortran

real(8) function code(a, b_2, c)
    real(8), intent (in) :: a
    real(8), intent (in) :: b_2
    real(8), intent (in) :: c
    code = (-b_2 + sqrt(((b_2 * b_2) - (a * c)))) / a
end function

↓

real(8) function code(a, b_2, c)
    real(8), intent (in) :: a
    real(8), intent (in) :: b_2
    real(8), intent (in) :: c
    real(8) :: tmp
    if (b_2 <= (-3.3d+54)) then
        tmp = ((-2.0d0) * (b_2 / a)) + (0.5d0 * (c / b_2))
    else if (b_2 <= 2.5d-50) then
        tmp = (sqrt(((b_2 * b_2) - (a * c))) - b_2) / a
    else
        tmp = (c * (-0.5d0)) / b_2
    end if
    code = tmp
end function

Java

public static double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	return (-b_2 + Math.sqrt(((b_2 * b_2) - (a * c)))) / a;
}

↓

public static double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b_2 <= -3.3e+54) {
		tmp = (-2.0 * (b_2 / a)) + (0.5 * (c / b_2));
	} else if (b_2 <= 2.5e-50) {
		tmp = (Math.sqrt(((b_2 * b_2) - (a * c))) - b_2) / a;
	} else {
		tmp = (c * -0.5) / b_2;
	}
	return tmp;
}

Python

def code(a, b_2, c):
	return (-b_2 + math.sqrt(((b_2 * b_2) - (a * c)))) / a

↓

def code(a, b_2, c):
	tmp = 0
	if b_2 <= -3.3e+54:
		tmp = (-2.0 * (b_2 / a)) + (0.5 * (c / b_2))
	elif b_2 <= 2.5e-50:
		tmp = (math.sqrt(((b_2 * b_2) - (a * c))) - b_2) / a
	else:
		tmp = (c * -0.5) / b_2
	return tmp

Julia

function code(a, b_2, c)
	return Float64(Float64(Float64(-b_2) + sqrt(Float64(Float64(b_2 * b_2) - Float64(a * c)))) / a)
end

↓

function code(a, b_2, c)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (b_2 <= -3.3e+54)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(-2.0 * Float64(b_2 / a)) + Float64(0.5 * Float64(c / b_2)));
	elseif (b_2 <= 2.5e-50)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(sqrt(Float64(Float64(b_2 * b_2) - Float64(a * c))) - b_2) / a);
	else
		tmp = Float64(Float64(c * -0.5) / b_2);
	end
	return tmp
end

MATLAB

function tmp = code(a, b_2, c)
	tmp = (-b_2 + sqrt(((b_2 * b_2) - (a * c)))) / a;
end

↓

function tmp_2 = code(a, b_2, c)
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (b_2 <= -3.3e+54)
		tmp = (-2.0 * (b_2 / a)) + (0.5 * (c / b_2));
	elseif (b_2 <= 2.5e-50)
		tmp = (sqrt(((b_2 * b_2) - (a * c))) - b_2) / a;
	else
		tmp = (c * -0.5) / b_2;
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end

Wolfram

code[a_, b$95$2_, c_] := N[(N[((-b$95$2) + N[Sqrt[N[(N[(b$95$2 * b$95$2), $MachinePrecision] - N[(a * c), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] / a), $MachinePrecision]

↓

code[a_, b$95$2_, c_] := If[LessEqual[b$95$2, -3.3e+54], N[(N[(-2.0 * N[(b$95$2 / a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(0.5 * N[(c / b$95$2), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], If[LessEqual[b$95$2, 2.5e-50], N[(N[(N[Sqrt[N[(N[(b$95$2 * b$95$2), $MachinePrecision] - N[(a * c), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] - b$95$2), $MachinePrecision] / a), $MachinePrecision], N[(N[(c * -0.5), $MachinePrecision] / b$95$2), $MachinePrecision]]]

Derivation

1. Split input into 3 regimes

2. if b_2 < -3.3e54

   1. Initial program 40.3%

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a} \]

   2. Simplified 40.3%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}{a}} \]
      Proof

      [Start] 40.3	\[ \frac{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a} \]
      +-commutative [=>] 40.3	\[ \frac{\color{blue}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} + \left(-b_2\right)}}{a} \]
      unsub-neg [=>] 40.3	\[ \frac{\color{blue}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}{a} \]

   3. Taylor expanded in b_2 around -inf 91.4%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a} + 0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}} \]

   if -3.3e54 < b_2 < 2.49999999999999984e-50

   1. Initial program 76.8%

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a} \]

   2. Simplified 76.8%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}{a}} \]
      Proof

      [Start] 76.8	\[ \frac{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a} \]
      +-commutative [=>] 76.8	\[ \frac{\color{blue}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} + \left(-b_2\right)}}{a} \]
      unsub-neg [=>] 76.8	\[ \frac{\color{blue}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}{a} \]

   if 2.49999999999999984e-50 < b_2

   1. Initial program 15.5%

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a} \]

   2. Simplified 15.5%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}{a}} \]
      Proof

      [Start] 15.5	\[ \frac{\left(-b_2\right) + \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a} \]
      +-commutative [=>] 15.5	\[ \frac{\color{blue}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} + \left(-b_2\right)}}{a} \]
      unsub-neg [=>] 15.5	\[ \frac{\color{blue}{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}}{a} \]

   3. Taylor expanded in b_2 around inf 87.8%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}} \]

   4. Simplified 87.8%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{c \cdot -0.5}{b_2}} \]
      Proof

      [Start] 87.8	\[ -0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2} \]
      associate-*r/ [=>] 87.8	\[ \color{blue}{\frac{-0.5 \cdot c}{b_2}} \]
      *-commutative [=>] 87.8	\[ \frac{\color{blue}{c \cdot -0.5}}{b_2} \]

3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.

4. Final simplification 83.7%

   \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -3.3 \cdot 10^{+54}:\\ \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a} + 0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 2.5 \cdot 10^{-50}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot -0.5}{b_2}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternatives

Alternative 1
Accuracy	78.8%
Cost	7176

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -2.4 \cdot 10^{-38}:\\ \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a} + 0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 9.2 \cdot 10^{-48}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{a \cdot \left(-c\right)} - b_2}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot -0.5}{b_2}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 2
Accuracy	78.4%
Cost	7048

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -1.35 \cdot 10^{-71}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b_2 \cdot -2}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 1.66 \cdot 10^{-47}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{a \cdot \left(-c\right)}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot -0.5}{b_2}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 3
Accuracy	42.1%
Cost	452

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq 2.1 \cdot 10^{-252}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b_2}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;c \cdot \frac{-0.5}{b_2}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 4
Accuracy	63.6%
Cost	452

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq 2.7 \cdot 10^{-252}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-2}{\frac{a}{b_2}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;c \cdot \frac{-0.5}{b_2}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 5
Accuracy	63.7%
Cost	452

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq 3 \cdot 10^{-253}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b_2 \cdot -2}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;c \cdot \frac{-0.5}{b_2}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 6
Accuracy	63.8%
Cost	452

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq 4.3 \cdot 10^{-252}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b_2 \cdot -2}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot -0.5}{b_2}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 7
Accuracy	7.4%
Cost	256

\[\frac{-b_2}{a} \]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2023137 
(FPCore (a b_2 c)
  :name "quad2p (problem 3.2.1, positive)"
  :precision binary64
  (/ (+ (- b_2) (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* a c)))) a))