jeff quadratic root 1

Percentage Accurate: 71.8% → 89.5%

Time: 14.9s

Alternatives: 5

Speedup: 1.0×

Specification

Math

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

FPCore

(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (let* ((t_0 (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c)))))
   (if (>= b 0.0) (/ (- (- b) t_0) (* 2.0 a)) (/ (* 2.0 c) (+ (- b) t_0)))))

C

double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double t_0 = sqrt(((b * b) - ((4.0 * a) * c)));
	double tmp;
	if (b >= 0.0) {
		tmp = (-b - t_0) / (2.0 * a);
	} else {
		tmp = (2.0 * c) / (-b + t_0);
	}
	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
    real(8) :: t_0
    real(8) :: tmp
    t_0 = sqrt(((b * b) - ((4.0d0 * a) * c)))
    if (b >= 0.0d0) then
        tmp = (-b - t_0) / (2.0d0 * a)
    else
        tmp = (2.0d0 * c) / (-b + t_0)
    end if
    code = tmp
end function

Java

public static double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double t_0 = Math.sqrt(((b * b) - ((4.0 * a) * c)));
	double tmp;
	if (b >= 0.0) {
		tmp = (-b - t_0) / (2.0 * a);
	} else {
		tmp = (2.0 * c) / (-b + t_0);
	}
	return tmp;
}

Python

def code(a, b, c):
	t_0 = math.sqrt(((b * b) - ((4.0 * a) * c)))
	tmp = 0
	if b >= 0.0:
		tmp = (-b - t_0) / (2.0 * a)
	else:
		tmp = (2.0 * c) / (-b + t_0)
	return tmp

Julia

function code(a, b, c)
	t_0 = sqrt(Float64(Float64(b * b) - Float64(Float64(4.0 * a) * c)))
	tmp = 0.0
	if (b >= 0.0)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(Float64(-b) - t_0) / Float64(2.0 * a));
	else
		tmp = Float64(Float64(2.0 * c) / Float64(Float64(-b) + t_0));
	end
	return tmp
end

MATLAB

function tmp_2 = code(a, b, c)
	t_0 = sqrt(((b * b) - ((4.0 * a) * c)));
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (b >= 0.0)
		tmp = (-b - t_0) / (2.0 * a);
	else
		tmp = (2.0 * c) / (-b + t_0);
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end

Wolfram

code[a_, b_, c_] := Block[{t$95$0 = N[Sqrt[N[(N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision] - N[(N[(4.0 * a), $MachinePrecision] * c), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]}, If[GreaterEqual[b, 0.0], N[(N[((-b) - t$95$0), $MachinePrecision] / N[(2.0 * a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(N[(2.0 * c), $MachinePrecision] / N[((-b) + t$95$0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]

Initial Program: 71.8% accurate, 1.0× speedup

Math

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

FPCore

(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (let* ((t_0 (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c)))))
   (if (>= b 0.0) (/ (- (- b) t_0) (* 2.0 a)) (/ (* 2.0 c) (+ (- b) t_0)))))

C

double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double t_0 = sqrt(((b * b) - ((4.0 * a) * c)));
	double tmp;
	if (b >= 0.0) {
		tmp = (-b - t_0) / (2.0 * a);
	} else {
		tmp = (2.0 * c) / (-b + t_0);
	}
	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
    real(8) :: t_0
    real(8) :: tmp
    t_0 = sqrt(((b * b) - ((4.0d0 * a) * c)))
    if (b >= 0.0d0) then
        tmp = (-b - t_0) / (2.0d0 * a)
    else
        tmp = (2.0d0 * c) / (-b + t_0)
    end if
    code = tmp
end function

Java

public static double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double t_0 = Math.sqrt(((b * b) - ((4.0 * a) * c)));
	double tmp;
	if (b >= 0.0) {
		tmp = (-b - t_0) / (2.0 * a);
	} else {
		tmp = (2.0 * c) / (-b + t_0);
	}
	return tmp;
}

Python

def code(a, b, c):
	t_0 = math.sqrt(((b * b) - ((4.0 * a) * c)))
	tmp = 0
	if b >= 0.0:
		tmp = (-b - t_0) / (2.0 * a)
	else:
		tmp = (2.0 * c) / (-b + t_0)
	return tmp

Julia

function code(a, b, c)
	t_0 = sqrt(Float64(Float64(b * b) - Float64(Float64(4.0 * a) * c)))
	tmp = 0.0
	if (b >= 0.0)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(Float64(-b) - t_0) / Float64(2.0 * a));
	else
		tmp = Float64(Float64(2.0 * c) / Float64(Float64(-b) + t_0));
	end
	return tmp
end

MATLAB

function tmp_2 = code(a, b, c)
	t_0 = sqrt(((b * b) - ((4.0 * a) * c)));
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (b >= 0.0)
		tmp = (-b - t_0) / (2.0 * a);
	else
		tmp = (2.0 * c) / (-b + t_0);
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end

Wolfram

code[a_, b_, c_] := Block[{t$95$0 = N[Sqrt[N[(N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision] - N[(N[(4.0 * a), $MachinePrecision] * c), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]}, If[GreaterEqual[b, 0.0], N[(N[((-b) - t$95$0), $MachinePrecision] / N[(2.0 * a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(N[(2.0 * c), $MachinePrecision] / N[((-b) + t$95$0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]

Alternative 1: 89.5% accurate, 1.0× speedup

Math

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} t_0 := \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -2.6 \cdot 10^{+131}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 2.8 \cdot 10^{+21}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - t_0}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{t_0 - b}{c}}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b \cdot -2}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{a \cdot -2}{b}}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]

FPCore

(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (let* ((t_0 (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4.0 (* c a))))))
   (if (<= b -2.6e+131)
     (if (>= b 0.0) (/ c b) (/ (- c) b))
     (if (<= b 2.8e+21)
       (if (>= b 0.0) (/ (- (- b) t_0) (* a 2.0)) (/ 2.0 (/ (- t_0 b) c)))
       (if (>= b 0.0) (/ (* b -2.0) (* a 2.0)) (/ 2.0 (/ (* a -2.0) b)))))))

C

double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double t_0 = sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (c * a))));
	double tmp_1;
	if (b <= -2.6e+131) {
		double tmp_2;
		if (b >= 0.0) {
			tmp_2 = c / b;
		} else {
			tmp_2 = -c / b;
		}
		tmp_1 = tmp_2;
	} else if (b <= 2.8e+21) {
		double tmp_3;
		if (b >= 0.0) {
			tmp_3 = (-b - t_0) / (a * 2.0);
		} else {
			tmp_3 = 2.0 / ((t_0 - b) / c);
		}
		tmp_1 = tmp_3;
	} else if (b >= 0.0) {
		tmp_1 = (b * -2.0) / (a * 2.0);
	} else {
		tmp_1 = 2.0 / ((a * -2.0) / b);
	}
	return tmp_1;
}

Fortran

real(8) function code(a, b, c)
    real(8), intent (in) :: a
    real(8), intent (in) :: b
    real(8), intent (in) :: c
    real(8) :: t_0
    real(8) :: tmp
    real(8) :: tmp_1
    real(8) :: tmp_2
    real(8) :: tmp_3
    t_0 = sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0d0 * (c * a))))
    if (b <= (-2.6d+131)) then
        if (b >= 0.0d0) then
            tmp_2 = c / b
        else
            tmp_2 = -c / b
        end if
        tmp_1 = tmp_2
    else if (b <= 2.8d+21) then
        if (b >= 0.0d0) then
            tmp_3 = (-b - t_0) / (a * 2.0d0)
        else
            tmp_3 = 2.0d0 / ((t_0 - b) / c)
        end if
        tmp_1 = tmp_3
    else if (b >= 0.0d0) then
        tmp_1 = (b * (-2.0d0)) / (a * 2.0d0)
    else
        tmp_1 = 2.0d0 / ((a * (-2.0d0)) / b)
    end if
    code = tmp_1
end function

Java

public static double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double t_0 = Math.sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (c * a))));
	double tmp_1;
	if (b <= -2.6e+131) {
		double tmp_2;
		if (b >= 0.0) {
			tmp_2 = c / b;
		} else {
			tmp_2 = -c / b;
		}
		tmp_1 = tmp_2;
	} else if (b <= 2.8e+21) {
		double tmp_3;
		if (b >= 0.0) {
			tmp_3 = (-b - t_0) / (a * 2.0);
		} else {
			tmp_3 = 2.0 / ((t_0 - b) / c);
		}
		tmp_1 = tmp_3;
	} else if (b >= 0.0) {
		tmp_1 = (b * -2.0) / (a * 2.0);
	} else {
		tmp_1 = 2.0 / ((a * -2.0) / b);
	}
	return tmp_1;
}

Python

def code(a, b, c):
	t_0 = math.sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (c * a))))
	tmp_1 = 0
	if b <= -2.6e+131:
		tmp_2 = 0
		if b >= 0.0:
			tmp_2 = c / b
		else:
			tmp_2 = -c / b
		tmp_1 = tmp_2
	elif b <= 2.8e+21:
		tmp_3 = 0
		if b >= 0.0:
			tmp_3 = (-b - t_0) / (a * 2.0)
		else:
			tmp_3 = 2.0 / ((t_0 - b) / c)
		tmp_1 = tmp_3
	elif b >= 0.0:
		tmp_1 = (b * -2.0) / (a * 2.0)
	else:
		tmp_1 = 2.0 / ((a * -2.0) / b)
	return tmp_1

Julia

function code(a, b, c)
	t_0 = sqrt(Float64(Float64(b * b) - Float64(4.0 * Float64(c * a))))
	tmp_1 = 0.0
	if (b <= -2.6e+131)
		tmp_2 = 0.0
		if (b >= 0.0)
			tmp_2 = Float64(c / b);
		else
			tmp_2 = Float64(Float64(-c) / b);
		end
		tmp_1 = tmp_2;
	elseif (b <= 2.8e+21)
		tmp_3 = 0.0
		if (b >= 0.0)
			tmp_3 = Float64(Float64(Float64(-b) - t_0) / Float64(a * 2.0));
		else
			tmp_3 = Float64(2.0 / Float64(Float64(t_0 - b) / c));
		end
		tmp_1 = tmp_3;
	elseif (b >= 0.0)
		tmp_1 = Float64(Float64(b * -2.0) / Float64(a * 2.0));
	else
		tmp_1 = Float64(2.0 / Float64(Float64(a * -2.0) / b));
	end
	return tmp_1
end

MATLAB

function tmp_5 = code(a, b, c)
	t_0 = sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (c * a))));
	tmp_2 = 0.0;
	if (b <= -2.6e+131)
		tmp_3 = 0.0;
		if (b >= 0.0)
			tmp_3 = c / b;
		else
			tmp_3 = -c / b;
		end
		tmp_2 = tmp_3;
	elseif (b <= 2.8e+21)
		tmp_4 = 0.0;
		if (b >= 0.0)
			tmp_4 = (-b - t_0) / (a * 2.0);
		else
			tmp_4 = 2.0 / ((t_0 - b) / c);
		end
		tmp_2 = tmp_4;
	elseif (b >= 0.0)
		tmp_2 = (b * -2.0) / (a * 2.0);
	else
		tmp_2 = 2.0 / ((a * -2.0) / b);
	end
	tmp_5 = tmp_2;
end

Wolfram

code[a_, b_, c_] := Block[{t$95$0 = N[Sqrt[N[(N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision] - N[(4.0 * N[(c * a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]}, If[LessEqual[b, -2.6e+131], If[GreaterEqual[b, 0.0], N[(c / b), $MachinePrecision], N[((-c) / b), $MachinePrecision]], If[LessEqual[b, 2.8e+21], If[GreaterEqual[b, 0.0], N[(N[((-b) - t$95$0), $MachinePrecision] / N[(a * 2.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(2.0 / N[(N[(t$95$0 - b), $MachinePrecision] / c), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], If[GreaterEqual[b, 0.0], N[(N[(b * -2.0), $MachinePrecision] / N[(a * 2.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(2.0 / N[(N[(a * -2.0), $MachinePrecision] / b), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]]]

Derivation

1. Split input into 3 regimes

2. if b < -2.6e131

   1. Initial program 44.3%

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

   3. Simplified 44.3%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\begin{array}{l} \color{blue}{\mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-0.5}{a} \cdot \left(b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right)}\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;c \cdot \frac{-2}{b - \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right)}}\\ } \end{array}} \]

   4. Taylor expanded in a around 0 44.3%

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\color{blue}{\frac{c}{b} + -1 \cdot \frac{b}{a}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;c \cdot \frac{-2}{b - \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right)}}\\ \end{array} \]
   5. Step-by-step derivation

      1. mul-1-neg 44.3%

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

      2. unsub-neg 44.3%

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

   6. Simplified 44.3%

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

   7. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 98.3%

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]

   8. Taylor expanded in c around inf 98.3%

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\color{blue}{\frac{c}{b}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]

   if -2.6e131 < b < 2.8e21

   1. Initial program 88.0%

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

      1. associate-*l* 88.0%

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

      2. *-commutative 88.0%

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

      3. associate-/l* 87.7%

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

      4. associate-*l* 88.5%

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

   3. Simplified 88.5%

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

   if 2.8e21 < b

   1. Initial program 56.9%

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

      1. associate-*l* 56.9%

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

      2. *-commutative 56.9%

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

      3. associate-/l* 56.9%

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

      4. associate-*l* 56.9%

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

   3. Simplified 56.9%

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

   4. Taylor expanded in b around inf 93.8%

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

      1. *-commutative 93.8%

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

   6. Simplified 93.8%

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

   7. Taylor expanded in b around inf 93.8%

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b \cdot -2}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\color{blue}{\frac{2}{-2 \cdot \frac{a}{b}}}\\ \end{array} \]
   8. Step-by-step derivation

      1. associate-*r/ 93.8%

         \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b \cdot -2}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\color{blue}{\frac{2}{\frac{-2 \cdot a}{b}}}\\ \end{array} \]

   9. Simplified 93.8%

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b \cdot -2}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\color{blue}{\frac{2}{\frac{-2 \cdot a}{b}}}\\ \end{array} \]
3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.

4. Final simplification 92.1%

   \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -2.6 \cdot 10^{+131}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 2.8 \cdot 10^{+21}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)} - b}{c}}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b \cdot -2}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{a \cdot -2}{b}}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 2: 79.1% accurate, 1.0× speedup

Math

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -7.8 \cdot 10^{+131}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b \cdot -2}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)} - b}{c}}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]

FPCore

(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= b -7.8e+131)
   (if (>= b 0.0) (/ c b) (/ (- c) b))
   (if (>= b 0.0)
     (/ (* b -2.0) (* a 2.0))
     (/ 2.0 (/ (- (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4.0 (* c a)))) b) c)))))

C

double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double tmp_1;
	if (b <= -7.8e+131) {
		double tmp_2;
		if (b >= 0.0) {
			tmp_2 = c / b;
		} else {
			tmp_2 = -c / b;
		}
		tmp_1 = tmp_2;
	} else if (b >= 0.0) {
		tmp_1 = (b * -2.0) / (a * 2.0);
	} else {
		tmp_1 = 2.0 / ((sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (c * a)))) - b) / c);
	}
	return tmp_1;
}

Fortran

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
    real(8) :: tmp_1
    real(8) :: tmp_2
    if (b <= (-7.8d+131)) then
        if (b >= 0.0d0) then
            tmp_2 = c / b
        else
            tmp_2 = -c / b
        end if
        tmp_1 = tmp_2
    else if (b >= 0.0d0) then
        tmp_1 = (b * (-2.0d0)) / (a * 2.0d0)
    else
        tmp_1 = 2.0d0 / ((sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0d0 * (c * a)))) - b) / c)
    end if
    code = tmp_1
end function

Java

public static double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double tmp_1;
	if (b <= -7.8e+131) {
		double tmp_2;
		if (b >= 0.0) {
			tmp_2 = c / b;
		} else {
			tmp_2 = -c / b;
		}
		tmp_1 = tmp_2;
	} else if (b >= 0.0) {
		tmp_1 = (b * -2.0) / (a * 2.0);
	} else {
		tmp_1 = 2.0 / ((Math.sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (c * a)))) - b) / c);
	}
	return tmp_1;
}

Python

def code(a, b, c):
	tmp_1 = 0
	if b <= -7.8e+131:
		tmp_2 = 0
		if b >= 0.0:
			tmp_2 = c / b
		else:
			tmp_2 = -c / b
		tmp_1 = tmp_2
	elif b >= 0.0:
		tmp_1 = (b * -2.0) / (a * 2.0)
	else:
		tmp_1 = 2.0 / ((math.sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (c * a)))) - b) / c)
	return tmp_1

Julia

function code(a, b, c)
	tmp_1 = 0.0
	if (b <= -7.8e+131)
		tmp_2 = 0.0
		if (b >= 0.0)
			tmp_2 = Float64(c / b);
		else
			tmp_2 = Float64(Float64(-c) / b);
		end
		tmp_1 = tmp_2;
	elseif (b >= 0.0)
		tmp_1 = Float64(Float64(b * -2.0) / Float64(a * 2.0));
	else
		tmp_1 = Float64(2.0 / Float64(Float64(sqrt(Float64(Float64(b * b) - Float64(4.0 * Float64(c * a)))) - b) / c));
	end
	return tmp_1
end

MATLAB

function tmp_4 = code(a, b, c)
	tmp_2 = 0.0;
	if (b <= -7.8e+131)
		tmp_3 = 0.0;
		if (b >= 0.0)
			tmp_3 = c / b;
		else
			tmp_3 = -c / b;
		end
		tmp_2 = tmp_3;
	elseif (b >= 0.0)
		tmp_2 = (b * -2.0) / (a * 2.0);
	else
		tmp_2 = 2.0 / ((sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (c * a)))) - b) / c);
	end
	tmp_4 = tmp_2;
end

Wolfram

code[a_, b_, c_] := If[LessEqual[b, -7.8e+131], If[GreaterEqual[b, 0.0], N[(c / b), $MachinePrecision], N[((-c) / b), $MachinePrecision]], If[GreaterEqual[b, 0.0], N[(N[(b * -2.0), $MachinePrecision] / N[(a * 2.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(2.0 / N[(N[(N[Sqrt[N[(N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision] - N[(4.0 * N[(c * a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] - b), $MachinePrecision] / c), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]

Derivation

1. Split input into 2 regimes

2. if b < -7.8e131

   1. Initial program 44.3%

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

   3. Simplified 44.3%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\begin{array}{l} \color{blue}{\mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-0.5}{a} \cdot \left(b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right)}\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;c \cdot \frac{-2}{b - \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right)}}\\ } \end{array}} \]

   4. Taylor expanded in a around 0 44.3%

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\color{blue}{\frac{c}{b} + -1 \cdot \frac{b}{a}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;c \cdot \frac{-2}{b - \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right)}}\\ \end{array} \]
   5. Step-by-step derivation

      1. mul-1-neg 44.3%

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

      2. unsub-neg 44.3%

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

   6. Simplified 44.3%

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

   7. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 98.3%

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]

   8. Taylor expanded in c around inf 98.3%

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\color{blue}{\frac{c}{b}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]

   if -7.8e131 < b

   1. Initial program 76.4%

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

      1. associate-*l* 76.4%

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

      2. *-commutative 76.4%

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

      3. associate-/l* 76.2%

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

      4. associate-*l* 76.7%

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

   3. Simplified 76.7%

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

   4. Taylor expanded in b around inf 78.2%

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

      1. *-commutative 78.2%

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

   6. Simplified 78.2%

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

4. Final simplification 82.5%

   \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -7.8 \cdot 10^{+131}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b \cdot -2}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)} - b}{c}}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 3: 68.3% accurate, 13.0× speedup

Math

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]

FPCore

(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (if (>= b 0.0) (- (/ c b) (/ b a)) (/ (- c) b)))

C

double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b >= 0.0) {
		tmp = (c / b) - (b / a);
	} else {
		tmp = -c / b;
	}
	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
    real(8) :: tmp
    if (b >= 0.0d0) then
        tmp = (c / b) - (b / a)
    else
        tmp = -c / b
    end if
    code = tmp
end function

Java

public static double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b >= 0.0) {
		tmp = (c / b) - (b / a);
	} else {
		tmp = -c / b;
	}
	return tmp;
}

Python

def code(a, b, c):
	tmp = 0
	if b >= 0.0:
		tmp = (c / b) - (b / a)
	else:
		tmp = -c / b
	return tmp

Julia

function code(a, b, c)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (b >= 0.0)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(c / b) - Float64(b / a));
	else
		tmp = Float64(Float64(-c) / b);
	end
	return tmp
end

MATLAB

function tmp_2 = code(a, b, c)
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (b >= 0.0)
		tmp = (c / b) - (b / a);
	else
		tmp = -c / b;
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end

Wolfram

code[a_, b_, c_] := If[GreaterEqual[b, 0.0], N[(N[(c / b), $MachinePrecision] - N[(b / a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[((-c) / b), $MachinePrecision]]

Derivation

1. Initial program 69.5%

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

3. Simplified 69.7%

   \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\begin{array}{l} \color{blue}{\mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-0.5}{a} \cdot \left(b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right)}\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;c \cdot \frac{-2}{b - \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right)}}\\ } \end{array}} \]

4. Taylor expanded in a around 0 70.9%

   \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\color{blue}{\frac{c}{b} + -1 \cdot \frac{b}{a}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;c \cdot \frac{-2}{b - \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right)}}\\ \end{array} \]
5. Step-by-step derivation

   1. mul-1-neg 70.9%

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

   2. unsub-neg 70.9%

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

6. Simplified 70.9%

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

7. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 71.8%

   \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]

8. Final simplification 71.8%

   \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 4: 36.7% accurate, 19.5× speedup

Math

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]

FPCore

(FPCore (a b c) :precision binary64 (if (>= b 0.0) (/ c b) (/ (- c) b)))

C

double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b >= 0.0) {
		tmp = c / b;
	} else {
		tmp = -c / b;
	}
	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
    real(8) :: tmp
    if (b >= 0.0d0) then
        tmp = c / b
    else
        tmp = -c / b
    end if
    code = tmp
end function

Java

public static double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b >= 0.0) {
		tmp = c / b;
	} else {
		tmp = -c / b;
	}
	return tmp;
}

Python

def code(a, b, c):
	tmp = 0
	if b >= 0.0:
		tmp = c / b
	else:
		tmp = -c / b
	return tmp

Julia

function code(a, b, c)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (b >= 0.0)
		tmp = Float64(c / b);
	else
		tmp = Float64(Float64(-c) / b);
	end
	return tmp
end

MATLAB

function tmp_2 = code(a, b, c)
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (b >= 0.0)
		tmp = c / b;
	else
		tmp = -c / b;
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end

Wolfram

code[a_, b_, c_] := If[GreaterEqual[b, 0.0], N[(c / b), $MachinePrecision], N[((-c) / b), $MachinePrecision]]

Derivation

1. Initial program 69.5%

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

3. Simplified 69.7%

   \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\begin{array}{l} \color{blue}{\mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-0.5}{a} \cdot \left(b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right)}\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;c \cdot \frac{-2}{b - \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right)}}\\ } \end{array}} \]

4. Taylor expanded in a around 0 70.9%

   \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\color{blue}{\frac{c}{b} + -1 \cdot \frac{b}{a}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;c \cdot \frac{-2}{b - \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right)}}\\ \end{array} \]
5. Step-by-step derivation

   1. mul-1-neg 70.9%

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

   2. unsub-neg 70.9%

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

6. Simplified 70.9%

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

7. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 71.8%

   \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]

8. Taylor expanded in c around inf 40.6%

   \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\color{blue}{\frac{c}{b}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]

9. Final simplification 40.6%

   \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 5: 68.1% accurate, 19.5× speedup

Math

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]

FPCore

(FPCore (a b c) :precision binary64 (if (>= b 0.0) (/ (- b) a) (/ (- c) b)))

C

double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b >= 0.0) {
		tmp = -b / a;
	} else {
		tmp = -c / b;
	}
	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
    real(8) :: tmp
    if (b >= 0.0d0) then
        tmp = -b / a
    else
        tmp = -c / b
    end if
    code = tmp
end function

Java

public static double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b >= 0.0) {
		tmp = -b / a;
	} else {
		tmp = -c / b;
	}
	return tmp;
}

Python

def code(a, b, c):
	tmp = 0
	if b >= 0.0:
		tmp = -b / a
	else:
		tmp = -c / b
	return tmp

Julia

function code(a, b, c)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (b >= 0.0)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(-b) / a);
	else
		tmp = Float64(Float64(-c) / b);
	end
	return tmp
end

MATLAB

function tmp_2 = code(a, b, c)
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (b >= 0.0)
		tmp = -b / a;
	else
		tmp = -c / b;
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end

Wolfram

code[a_, b_, c_] := If[GreaterEqual[b, 0.0], N[((-b) / a), $MachinePrecision], N[((-c) / b), $MachinePrecision]]

Derivation

1. Initial program 69.5%

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

3. Simplified 69.7%

   \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\begin{array}{l} \color{blue}{\mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-0.5}{a} \cdot \left(b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right)}\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;c \cdot \frac{-2}{b - \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right)}}\\ } \end{array}} \]

4. Taylor expanded in a around 0 70.9%

   \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\color{blue}{\frac{c}{b} + -1 \cdot \frac{b}{a}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;c \cdot \frac{-2}{b - \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right)}}\\ \end{array} \]
5. Step-by-step derivation

   1. mul-1-neg 70.9%

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

   2. unsub-neg 70.9%

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

6. Simplified 70.9%

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

7. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 71.8%

   \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]

8. Taylor expanded in c around 0 71.8%

   \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{b}{a}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]
9. Step-by-step derivation

   1. neg-mul-1 71.8%

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\color{blue}{-\frac{b}{a}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]

   2. distribute-neg-frac 71.8%

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\color{blue}{\frac{-b}{a}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]

10. Simplified 71.8%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\color{blue}{\frac{-b}{a}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]

11. Final simplification 71.8%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \end{array} \]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2023178 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "jeff quadratic root 1"
  :precision binary64
  (if (>= b 0.0) (/ (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c)))) (* 2.0 a)) (/ (* 2.0 c) (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c)))))))