The quadratic formula (r1)

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Percentage Accurate: 52.0% → 84.7%
Time: 11.7s
Precision: binary64
Cost: 7624

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\[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a} \]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -2 \cdot 10^{+62}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 2.05 \cdot 10^{-12}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)} - b}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
(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 -2e+62)
   (- (/ c b) (/ b a))
   (if (<= b 2.05e-12)
     (/ (- (sqrt (- (* b b) (* c (* a 4.0)))) b) (* a 2.0))
     (/ (- c) b))))
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 <= -2e+62) {
		tmp = (c / b) - (b / a);
	} else if (b <= 2.05e-12) {
		tmp = (sqrt(((b * b) - (c * (a * 4.0)))) - b) / (a * 2.0);
	} else {
		tmp = -c / b;
	}
	return tmp;
}

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 <= (-2d+62)) then
        tmp = (c / b) - (b / a)
    else if (b <= 2.05d-12) then
        tmp = (sqrt(((b * b) - (c * (a * 4.0d0)))) - b) / (a * 2.0d0)
    else
        tmp = -c / b
    end if
    code = tmp
end function

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 <= -2e+62) {
		tmp = (c / b) - (b / a);
	} else if (b <= 2.05e-12) {
		tmp = (Math.sqrt(((b * b) - (c * (a * 4.0)))) - b) / (a * 2.0);
	} else {
		tmp = -c / b;
	}
	return tmp;
}

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 <= -2e+62:
		tmp = (c / b) - (b / a)
	elif b <= 2.05e-12:
		tmp = (math.sqrt(((b * b) - (c * (a * 4.0)))) - b) / (a * 2.0)
	else:
		tmp = -c / b
	return tmp

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)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (b <= -2e+62)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(c / b) - Float64(b / a));
	elseif (b <= 2.05e-12)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(sqrt(Float64(Float64(b * b) - Float64(c * Float64(a * 4.0)))) - b) / Float64(a * 2.0));
	else
		tmp = Float64(Float64(-c) / b);
	end
	return tmp
end

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 <= -2e+62)
		tmp = (c / b) - (b / a);
	elseif (b <= 2.05e-12)
		tmp = (sqrt(((b * b) - (c * (a * 4.0)))) - b) / (a * 2.0);
	else
		tmp = -c / b;
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end

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_] := If[LessEqual[b, -2e+62], N[(N[(c / b), $MachinePrecision] - N[(b / a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], If[LessEqual[b, 2.05e-12], N[(N[(N[Sqrt[N[(N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision] - N[(c * N[(a * 4.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] - b), $MachinePrecision] / N[(a * 2.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[((-c) / b), $MachinePrecision]]]

\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}
↓
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \leq -2 \cdot 10^{+62}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 2.05 \cdot 10^{-12}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)} - b}{a \cdot 2}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\


\end{array}
\end{array}

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The average percentage accuracy by input value. Horizontal axis shows value of an input variable; the variable is choosen in the title. Vertical axis is accuracy; higher is better. Red represent the original program, while blue represents Herbie's suggestion. These can be toggled with buttons below the plot. The line is an average while dots represent individual samples.

Herbie found 7 alternatives:

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The accuracy (vertical axis) and speed (horizontal axis) of each alternatives. Up and to the right is better. The red square shows the initial program, and each blue circle shows an alternative.The line shows the best available speed-accuracy tradeoffs.

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Target

Original52.0%
Target70.1%
Herbie84.7%
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b < 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \end{array} \]

Derivation?

  1. Split input into 3 regimes

  2. if b < -2.00000000000000007e62

    1. Initial program 52.3%

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

    2. Simplified52.5%

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

      [Start]52.3%

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

      neg-sub0 [=>]52.3%

      \[ \frac{\color{blue}{\left(0 - b\right)} + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a} \]

      associate-+l- [=>]52.3%

      \[ \frac{\color{blue}{0 - \left(b - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]

      sub0-neg [=>]52.3%

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

      neg-mul-1 [=>]52.3%

      \[ \frac{\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \left(b - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]

      associate-*l/ [<=]52.2%

      \[ \color{blue}{\frac{-1}{2 \cdot a} \cdot \left(b - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right)} \]

      *-commutative [=>]52.2%

      \[ \color{blue}{\left(b - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right) \cdot \frac{-1}{2 \cdot a}} \]

      associate-/r* [=>]52.2%

      \[ \left(b - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{-1}{2}}{a}} \]

      /-rgt-identity [<=]52.2%

      \[ \color{blue}{\frac{b - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{1}} \cdot \frac{\frac{-1}{2}}{a} \]

      metadata-eval [<=]52.2%

      \[ \frac{b - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{\color{blue}{--1}} \cdot \frac{\frac{-1}{2}}{a} \]

    3. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 95.0%

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

    4. Simplified95.0%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}} \]
      Step-by-step derivation

      [Start]95.0%

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

      mul-1-neg [=>]95.0%

      \[ \frac{c}{b} + \color{blue}{\left(-\frac{b}{a}\right)} \]

      unsub-neg [=>]95.0%

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

    if -2.00000000000000007e62 < b < 2.04999999999999995e-12

    1. Initial program 76.8%

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

    if 2.04999999999999995e-12 < b

    1. Initial program 16.9%

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

    2. Simplified16.9%

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

      [Start]16.9%

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

      neg-sub0 [=>]16.9%

      \[ \frac{\color{blue}{\left(0 - b\right)} + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a} \]

      associate-+l- [=>]16.9%

      \[ \frac{\color{blue}{0 - \left(b - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]

      sub0-neg [=>]16.9%

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

      neg-mul-1 [=>]16.9%

      \[ \frac{\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \left(b - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]

      associate-*l/ [<=]16.9%

      \[ \color{blue}{\frac{-1}{2 \cdot a} \cdot \left(b - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right)} \]

      *-commutative [=>]16.9%

      \[ \color{blue}{\left(b - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right) \cdot \frac{-1}{2 \cdot a}} \]

      associate-/r* [=>]16.9%

      \[ \left(b - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{-1}{2}}{a}} \]

      /-rgt-identity [<=]16.9%

      \[ \color{blue}{\frac{b - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{1}} \cdot \frac{\frac{-1}{2}}{a} \]

      metadata-eval [<=]16.9%

      \[ \frac{b - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{\color{blue}{--1}} \cdot \frac{\frac{-1}{2}}{a} \]

    3. Taylor expanded in b around inf 91.9%

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

    4. Simplified91.9%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-c}{b}} \]
      Step-by-step derivation

      [Start]91.9%

      \[ -1 \cdot \frac{c}{b} \]

      mul-1-neg [=>]91.9%

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

      distribute-neg-frac [=>]91.9%

      \[ \color{blue}{\frac{-c}{b}} \]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.

  4. Final simplification86.0%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -2 \cdot 10^{+62}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 2.05 \cdot 10^{-12}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)} - b}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternatives

Alternative 1
Accuracy84.7%
Cost7624
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -2 \cdot 10^{+62}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 2.05 \cdot 10^{-12}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)} - b}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]
Alternative 2
Accuracy80.1%
Cost7368
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -1.45 \cdot 10^{-82}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 5.5 \cdot 10^{-12}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{b - \sqrt{a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]
Alternative 3
Accuracy68.1%
Cost708
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -2.5 \cdot 10^{-243}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{\frac{a}{b} - \frac{b}{c}}\\ \end{array} \]
Alternative 4
Accuracy68.5%
Cost580
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -4 \cdot 10^{-310}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]
Alternative 5
Accuracy45.0%
Cost388
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -4.6 \cdot 10^{-299}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;0\\ \end{array} \]
Alternative 6
Accuracy68.3%
Cost388
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq 3.2 \cdot 10^{-308}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]
Alternative 7
Accuracy11.7%
Cost64
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Reproduce?

herbie shell --seed 2023167 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "The quadratic formula (r1)"
  :precision binary64

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

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