jeff quadratic root 2

Percentage Accurate: 72.6% → 90.1%
Time: 14.8s
Alternatives: 4
Speedup: 1.0×

Specification

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\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} t_0 := \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - t_0}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + t_0}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (let* ((t_0 (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c)))))
   (if (>= b 0.0) (/ (* 2.0 c) (- (- b) t_0)) (/ (+ (- b) t_0) (* 2.0 a)))))
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 = (2.0 * c) / (-b - t_0);
	} else {
		tmp = (-b + t_0) / (2.0 * a);
	}
	return tmp;
}
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 = (2.0d0 * c) / (-b - t_0)
    else
        tmp = (-b + t_0) / (2.0d0 * a)
    end if
    code = tmp
end function
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 = (2.0 * c) / (-b - t_0);
	} else {
		tmp = (-b + t_0) / (2.0 * a);
	}
	return tmp;
}
def code(a, b, c):
	t_0 = math.sqrt(((b * b) - ((4.0 * a) * c)))
	tmp = 0
	if b >= 0.0:
		tmp = (2.0 * c) / (-b - t_0)
	else:
		tmp = (-b + t_0) / (2.0 * a)
	return tmp
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(2.0 * c) / Float64(Float64(-b) - t_0));
	else
		tmp = Float64(Float64(Float64(-b) + t_0) / Float64(2.0 * a));
	end
	return tmp
end
function tmp_2 = code(a, b, c)
	t_0 = sqrt(((b * b) - ((4.0 * a) * c)));
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (b >= 0.0)
		tmp = (2.0 * c) / (-b - t_0);
	else
		tmp = (-b + t_0) / (2.0 * a);
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
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[(2.0 * c), $MachinePrecision] / N[((-b) - t$95$0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(N[((-b) + t$95$0), $MachinePrecision] / N[(2.0 * a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]
\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{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - t_0}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + t_0}{2 \cdot a}\\


\end{array}
\end{array}

Sampling outcomes in binary64 precision:

Local Percentage Accuracy vs ?

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.

Accuracy vs Speed?

Herbie found 4 alternatives:

AlternativeAccuracySpeedup
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.

Initial Program: 72.6% accurate, 1.0× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} t_0 := \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - t_0}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + t_0}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (let* ((t_0 (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c)))))
   (if (>= b 0.0) (/ (* 2.0 c) (- (- b) t_0)) (/ (+ (- b) t_0) (* 2.0 a)))))
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 = (2.0 * c) / (-b - t_0);
	} else {
		tmp = (-b + t_0) / (2.0 * a);
	}
	return tmp;
}
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 = (2.0d0 * c) / (-b - t_0)
    else
        tmp = (-b + t_0) / (2.0d0 * a)
    end if
    code = tmp
end function
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 = (2.0 * c) / (-b - t_0);
	} else {
		tmp = (-b + t_0) / (2.0 * a);
	}
	return tmp;
}
def code(a, b, c):
	t_0 = math.sqrt(((b * b) - ((4.0 * a) * c)))
	tmp = 0
	if b >= 0.0:
		tmp = (2.0 * c) / (-b - t_0)
	else:
		tmp = (-b + t_0) / (2.0 * a)
	return tmp
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(2.0 * c) / Float64(Float64(-b) - t_0));
	else
		tmp = Float64(Float64(Float64(-b) + t_0) / Float64(2.0 * a));
	end
	return tmp
end
function tmp_2 = code(a, b, c)
	t_0 = sqrt(((b * b) - ((4.0 * a) * c)));
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (b >= 0.0)
		tmp = (2.0 * c) / (-b - t_0);
	else
		tmp = (-b + t_0) / (2.0 * a);
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
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[(2.0 * c), $MachinePrecision] / N[((-b) - t$95$0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(N[((-b) + t$95$0), $MachinePrecision] / N[(2.0 * a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]
\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{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - t_0}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + t_0}{2 \cdot a}\\


\end{array}
\end{array}

Alternative 1: 90.1% accurate, 1.0× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} t_0 := \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -4.5 \cdot 10^{+49}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(b \cdot -2\right) \cdot 0.5}{a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 6 \cdot 10^{+153}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - t_0}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{t_0 - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{c}{b + \left(b + -2 \cdot \frac{c}{\frac{b}{a}}\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(-2 \cdot \frac{c \cdot a}{b} + b \cdot 2\right) \cdot \frac{-0.5}{a}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (let* ((t_0 (sqrt (- (* b b) (* c (* a 4.0))))))
   (if (<= b -4.5e+49)
     (if (>= b 0.0) (/ 2.0 (/ (- (- b) b) c)) (/ (* (* b -2.0) 0.5) a))
     (if (<= b 6e+153)
       (if (>= b 0.0) (/ (* 2.0 c) (- (- b) t_0)) (/ (- t_0 b) (* 2.0 a)))
       (if (>= b 0.0)
         (* -2.0 (/ c (+ b (+ b (* -2.0 (/ c (/ b a)))))))
         (* (+ (* -2.0 (/ (* c a) b)) (* b 2.0)) (/ -0.5 a)))))))
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double t_0 = sqrt(((b * b) - (c * (a * 4.0))));
	double tmp_1;
	if (b <= -4.5e+49) {
		double tmp_2;
		if (b >= 0.0) {
			tmp_2 = 2.0 / ((-b - b) / c);
		} else {
			tmp_2 = ((b * -2.0) * 0.5) / a;
		}
		tmp_1 = tmp_2;
	} else if (b <= 6e+153) {
		double tmp_3;
		if (b >= 0.0) {
			tmp_3 = (2.0 * c) / (-b - t_0);
		} else {
			tmp_3 = (t_0 - b) / (2.0 * a);
		}
		tmp_1 = tmp_3;
	} else if (b >= 0.0) {
		tmp_1 = -2.0 * (c / (b + (b + (-2.0 * (c / (b / a))))));
	} else {
		tmp_1 = ((-2.0 * ((c * a) / b)) + (b * 2.0)) * (-0.5 / a);
	}
	return tmp_1;
}
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) - (c * (a * 4.0d0))))
    if (b <= (-4.5d+49)) then
        if (b >= 0.0d0) then
            tmp_2 = 2.0d0 / ((-b - b) / c)
        else
            tmp_2 = ((b * (-2.0d0)) * 0.5d0) / a
        end if
        tmp_1 = tmp_2
    else if (b <= 6d+153) then
        if (b >= 0.0d0) then
            tmp_3 = (2.0d0 * c) / (-b - t_0)
        else
            tmp_3 = (t_0 - b) / (2.0d0 * a)
        end if
        tmp_1 = tmp_3
    else if (b >= 0.0d0) then
        tmp_1 = (-2.0d0) * (c / (b + (b + ((-2.0d0) * (c / (b / a))))))
    else
        tmp_1 = (((-2.0d0) * ((c * a) / b)) + (b * 2.0d0)) * ((-0.5d0) / a)
    end if
    code = tmp_1
end function
public static double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double t_0 = Math.sqrt(((b * b) - (c * (a * 4.0))));
	double tmp_1;
	if (b <= -4.5e+49) {
		double tmp_2;
		if (b >= 0.0) {
			tmp_2 = 2.0 / ((-b - b) / c);
		} else {
			tmp_2 = ((b * -2.0) * 0.5) / a;
		}
		tmp_1 = tmp_2;
	} else if (b <= 6e+153) {
		double tmp_3;
		if (b >= 0.0) {
			tmp_3 = (2.0 * c) / (-b - t_0);
		} else {
			tmp_3 = (t_0 - b) / (2.0 * a);
		}
		tmp_1 = tmp_3;
	} else if (b >= 0.0) {
		tmp_1 = -2.0 * (c / (b + (b + (-2.0 * (c / (b / a))))));
	} else {
		tmp_1 = ((-2.0 * ((c * a) / b)) + (b * 2.0)) * (-0.5 / a);
	}
	return tmp_1;
}
def code(a, b, c):
	t_0 = math.sqrt(((b * b) - (c * (a * 4.0))))
	tmp_1 = 0
	if b <= -4.5e+49:
		tmp_2 = 0
		if b >= 0.0:
			tmp_2 = 2.0 / ((-b - b) / c)
		else:
			tmp_2 = ((b * -2.0) * 0.5) / a
		tmp_1 = tmp_2
	elif b <= 6e+153:
		tmp_3 = 0
		if b >= 0.0:
			tmp_3 = (2.0 * c) / (-b - t_0)
		else:
			tmp_3 = (t_0 - b) / (2.0 * a)
		tmp_1 = tmp_3
	elif b >= 0.0:
		tmp_1 = -2.0 * (c / (b + (b + (-2.0 * (c / (b / a))))))
	else:
		tmp_1 = ((-2.0 * ((c * a) / b)) + (b * 2.0)) * (-0.5 / a)
	return tmp_1
function code(a, b, c)
	t_0 = sqrt(Float64(Float64(b * b) - Float64(c * Float64(a * 4.0))))
	tmp_1 = 0.0
	if (b <= -4.5e+49)
		tmp_2 = 0.0
		if (b >= 0.0)
			tmp_2 = Float64(2.0 / Float64(Float64(Float64(-b) - b) / c));
		else
			tmp_2 = Float64(Float64(Float64(b * -2.0) * 0.5) / a);
		end
		tmp_1 = tmp_2;
	elseif (b <= 6e+153)
		tmp_3 = 0.0
		if (b >= 0.0)
			tmp_3 = Float64(Float64(2.0 * c) / Float64(Float64(-b) - t_0));
		else
			tmp_3 = Float64(Float64(t_0 - b) / Float64(2.0 * a));
		end
		tmp_1 = tmp_3;
	elseif (b >= 0.0)
		tmp_1 = Float64(-2.0 * Float64(c / Float64(b + Float64(b + Float64(-2.0 * Float64(c / Float64(b / a)))))));
	else
		tmp_1 = Float64(Float64(Float64(-2.0 * Float64(Float64(c * a) / b)) + Float64(b * 2.0)) * Float64(-0.5 / a));
	end
	return tmp_1
end
function tmp_5 = code(a, b, c)
	t_0 = sqrt(((b * b) - (c * (a * 4.0))));
	tmp_2 = 0.0;
	if (b <= -4.5e+49)
		tmp_3 = 0.0;
		if (b >= 0.0)
			tmp_3 = 2.0 / ((-b - b) / c);
		else
			tmp_3 = ((b * -2.0) * 0.5) / a;
		end
		tmp_2 = tmp_3;
	elseif (b <= 6e+153)
		tmp_4 = 0.0;
		if (b >= 0.0)
			tmp_4 = (2.0 * c) / (-b - t_0);
		else
			tmp_4 = (t_0 - b) / (2.0 * a);
		end
		tmp_2 = tmp_4;
	elseif (b >= 0.0)
		tmp_2 = -2.0 * (c / (b + (b + (-2.0 * (c / (b / a))))));
	else
		tmp_2 = ((-2.0 * ((c * a) / b)) + (b * 2.0)) * (-0.5 / a);
	end
	tmp_5 = tmp_2;
end
code[a_, b_, c_] := Block[{t$95$0 = N[Sqrt[N[(N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision] - N[(c * N[(a * 4.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]}, If[LessEqual[b, -4.5e+49], If[GreaterEqual[b, 0.0], N[(2.0 / N[(N[((-b) - b), $MachinePrecision] / c), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(N[(N[(b * -2.0), $MachinePrecision] * 0.5), $MachinePrecision] / a), $MachinePrecision]], If[LessEqual[b, 6e+153], If[GreaterEqual[b, 0.0], N[(N[(2.0 * c), $MachinePrecision] / N[((-b) - t$95$0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(N[(t$95$0 - b), $MachinePrecision] / N[(2.0 * a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], If[GreaterEqual[b, 0.0], N[(-2.0 * N[(c / N[(b + N[(b + N[(-2.0 * N[(c / N[(b / a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(N[(N[(-2.0 * N[(N[(c * a), $MachinePrecision] / b), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(b * 2.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] * N[(-0.5 / a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]]]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\begin{array}{l}
t_0 := \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)}\\
\mathbf{if}\;b \leq -4.5 \cdot 10^{+49}:\\
\;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{c}}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(b \cdot -2\right) \cdot 0.5}{a}\\


\end{array}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 6 \cdot 10^{+153}:\\
\;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - t_0}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{t_0 - b}{2 \cdot a}\\


\end{array}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \geq 0:\\
\;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{c}{b + \left(b + -2 \cdot \frac{c}{\frac{b}{a}}\right)}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\left(-2 \cdot \frac{c \cdot a}{b} + b \cdot 2\right) \cdot \frac{-0.5}{a}\\


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 3 regimes
  2. if b < -4.49999999999999982e49

    1. Initial program 60.4%

      \[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. Simplified60.4%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\begin{array}{l} \color{blue}{\mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)\right)}}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)\right)} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ } \end{array}} \]
      2. Taylor expanded in b around inf 60.4%

        \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \color{blue}{b}}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)\right)} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
      3. Step-by-step derivation
        1. div-sub60.4%

          \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)\right)}}{2 \cdot a} - \frac{b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
        2. fma-udef60.4%

          \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b + c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}}{2 \cdot a} - \frac{b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
        3. add-sqr-sqrt32.8%

          \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b + \sqrt{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)} \cdot \sqrt{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} - \frac{b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
        4. hypot-def51.0%

          \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\mathsf{hypot}\left(b, \sqrt{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}\right)}{2 \cdot a} - \frac{b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
        5. *-commutative51.0%

          \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\mathsf{hypot}\left(b, \sqrt{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}\right)}{a \cdot 2} - \frac{b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
        6. *-commutative51.0%

          \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\mathsf{hypot}\left(b, \sqrt{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}\right)}{a \cdot 2} - \color{blue}{\frac{b}{a \cdot 2}}\\ \end{array} \]
      4. Applied egg-rr51.0%

        \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\mathsf{hypot}\left(b, \sqrt{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}\right)}{a \cdot 2} - \frac{b}{a \cdot 2}\\ \end{array} \]
      5. Step-by-step derivation
        1. div-sub51.0%

          \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\mathsf{hypot}\left(b, \sqrt{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}\right) - b}{a \cdot 2}\\ \end{array} \]
        2. *-rgt-identity51.0%

          \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(\mathsf{hypot}\left(b, \sqrt{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}\right) - b\right) \cdot 1}{a \cdot 2}\\ \end{array} \]
        3. associate-*r/50.8%

          \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(\mathsf{hypot}\left(b, \sqrt{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}\right) - b\right) \cdot \frac{1}{a \cdot 2}\\ \end{array} \]
        4. *-commutative50.8%

          \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(\mathsf{hypot}\left(b, \sqrt{\left(a \cdot -4\right) \cdot c}\right) - b\right) \cdot \frac{1}{a \cdot 2}\\ \end{array} \]
        5. associate-*l*50.8%

          \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(\mathsf{hypot}\left(b, \sqrt{a \cdot \left(-4 \cdot c\right)}\right) - b\right) \cdot \frac{1}{a \cdot 2}\\ \end{array} \]
        6. *-commutative50.8%

          \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(\mathsf{hypot}\left(b, \sqrt{a \cdot \left(-4 \cdot c\right)}\right) - b\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\frac{1}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \end{array} \]
        7. associate-/r*50.8%

          \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\color{blue}{\left(\mathsf{hypot}\left(b, \sqrt{a \cdot \left(-4 \cdot c\right)}\right) - b\right) \cdot \frac{\frac{1}{2}}{a}}\\ \end{array} \]
        8. metadata-eval50.8%

          \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\color{blue}{\left(\mathsf{hypot}\left(b, \sqrt{a \cdot \left(-4 \cdot c\right)}\right) - b\right)} \cdot \frac{0.5}{a}\\ \end{array} \]
      6. Simplified50.8%

        \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(\mathsf{hypot}\left(b, \sqrt{a \cdot \left(-4 \cdot c\right)}\right) - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a}\\ \end{array} \]
      7. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 95.5%

        \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(-2 \cdot b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a}\\ \end{array} \]
      8. Step-by-step derivation
        1. *-commutative95.5%

          \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(b \cdot -2\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a}\\ \end{array} \]
      9. Simplified95.5%

        \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(b \cdot -2\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a}\\ \end{array} \]
      10. Step-by-step derivation
        1. associate-*r/95.9%

          \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(b \cdot -2\right) \cdot 0.5}{a}\\ \end{array} \]
      11. Applied egg-rr95.9%

        \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(b \cdot -2\right) \cdot 0.5}{a}\\ \end{array} \]

      if -4.49999999999999982e49 < b < 6.00000000000000037e153

      1. Initial program 85.3%

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

      if 6.00000000000000037e153 < b

      1. Initial program 32.6%

        \[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
      2. Simplified32.6%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\begin{array}{l} \color{blue}{\mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{c}{b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(b - \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{-0.5}{a}\\ } \end{array}} \]
      3. Taylor expanded in b around inf 86.7%

        \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{c}{b + \color{blue}{\left(b + -2 \cdot \frac{c \cdot a}{b}\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(b - \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{-0.5}{a}\\ \end{array} \]
      4. Step-by-step derivation
        1. associate-/l*96.4%

          \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{c}{b + \left(b + -2 \cdot \color{blue}{\frac{c}{\frac{b}{a}}}\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(b - \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{-0.5}{a}\\ \end{array} \]
      5. Simplified96.4%

        \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{c}{b + \color{blue}{\left(b + -2 \cdot \frac{c}{\frac{b}{a}}\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(b - \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{-0.5}{a}\\ \end{array} \]
      6. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 96.4%

        \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{c}{b + \left(b + -2 \cdot \frac{c}{\frac{b}{a}}\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(-2 \cdot \frac{c \cdot a}{b} + 2 \cdot b\right) \cdot \frac{-0.5}{a}\\ \end{array} \]
    3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.
    4. Final simplification90.3%

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -4.5 \cdot 10^{+49}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(b \cdot -2\right) \cdot 0.5}{a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 6 \cdot 10^{+153}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{c}{b + \left(b + -2 \cdot \frac{c}{\frac{b}{a}}\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(-2 \cdot \frac{c \cdot a}{b} + b \cdot 2\right) \cdot \frac{-0.5}{a}\\ \end{array} \]

    Alternative 2: 67.9% accurate, 6.9× speedup?

    \[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{c}{b + \left(b + -2 \cdot \frac{c}{\frac{b}{a}}\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-0.5}{a} \cdot \left(b + \left(b - a \cdot \frac{2 \cdot c}{b}\right)\right)\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
    (FPCore (a b c)
     :precision binary64
     (if (>= b 0.0)
       (* -2.0 (/ c (+ b (+ b (* -2.0 (/ c (/ b a)))))))
       (* (/ -0.5 a) (+ b (- b (* a (/ (* 2.0 c) b)))))))
    double code(double a, double b, double c) {
    	double tmp;
    	if (b >= 0.0) {
    		tmp = -2.0 * (c / (b + (b + (-2.0 * (c / (b / a))))));
    	} else {
    		tmp = (-0.5 / a) * (b + (b - (a * ((2.0 * 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
        real(8) :: tmp
        if (b >= 0.0d0) then
            tmp = (-2.0d0) * (c / (b + (b + ((-2.0d0) * (c / (b / a))))))
        else
            tmp = ((-0.5d0) / a) * (b + (b - (a * ((2.0d0 * c) / b))))
        end if
        code = tmp
    end function
    
    public static double code(double a, double b, double c) {
    	double tmp;
    	if (b >= 0.0) {
    		tmp = -2.0 * (c / (b + (b + (-2.0 * (c / (b / a))))));
    	} else {
    		tmp = (-0.5 / a) * (b + (b - (a * ((2.0 * c) / b))));
    	}
    	return tmp;
    }
    
    def code(a, b, c):
    	tmp = 0
    	if b >= 0.0:
    		tmp = -2.0 * (c / (b + (b + (-2.0 * (c / (b / a))))))
    	else:
    		tmp = (-0.5 / a) * (b + (b - (a * ((2.0 * c) / b))))
    	return tmp
    
    function code(a, b, c)
    	tmp = 0.0
    	if (b >= 0.0)
    		tmp = Float64(-2.0 * Float64(c / Float64(b + Float64(b + Float64(-2.0 * Float64(c / Float64(b / a)))))));
    	else
    		tmp = Float64(Float64(-0.5 / a) * Float64(b + Float64(b - Float64(a * Float64(Float64(2.0 * c) / b)))));
    	end
    	return tmp
    end
    
    function tmp_2 = code(a, b, c)
    	tmp = 0.0;
    	if (b >= 0.0)
    		tmp = -2.0 * (c / (b + (b + (-2.0 * (c / (b / a))))));
    	else
    		tmp = (-0.5 / a) * (b + (b - (a * ((2.0 * c) / b))));
    	end
    	tmp_2 = tmp;
    end
    
    code[a_, b_, c_] := If[GreaterEqual[b, 0.0], N[(-2.0 * N[(c / N[(b + N[(b + N[(-2.0 * N[(c / N[(b / a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(N[(-0.5 / a), $MachinePrecision] * N[(b + N[(b - N[(a * N[(N[(2.0 * c), $MachinePrecision] / b), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]
    
    \begin{array}{l}
    
    \\
    \begin{array}{l}
    \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\
    \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{c}{b + \left(b + -2 \cdot \frac{c}{\frac{b}{a}}\right)}\\
    
    \mathbf{else}:\\
    \;\;\;\;\frac{-0.5}{a} \cdot \left(b + \left(b - a \cdot \frac{2 \cdot c}{b}\right)\right)\\
    
    
    \end{array}
    \end{array}
    
    Derivation
    1. Initial program 68.3%

      \[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
    2. Simplified68.2%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\begin{array}{l} \color{blue}{\mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{c}{b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(b - \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{-0.5}{a}\\ } \end{array}} \]
    3. Taylor expanded in b around inf 68.9%

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{c}{b + \color{blue}{\left(b + -2 \cdot \frac{c \cdot a}{b}\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(b - \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{-0.5}{a}\\ \end{array} \]
    4. Step-by-step derivation
      1. associate-/l*70.9%

        \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{c}{b + \left(b + -2 \cdot \color{blue}{\frac{c}{\frac{b}{a}}}\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(b - \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{-0.5}{a}\\ \end{array} \]
    5. Simplified70.9%

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{c}{b + \color{blue}{\left(b + -2 \cdot \frac{c}{\frac{b}{a}}\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(b - \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{-0.5}{a}\\ \end{array} \]
    6. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 69.0%

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{c}{b + \left(b + -2 \cdot \frac{c}{\frac{b}{a}}\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(b - \left(2 \cdot \frac{c \cdot a}{b} + -1 \cdot b\right)\right) \cdot \frac{-0.5}{a}\\ \end{array} \]
    7. Step-by-step derivation
      1. neg-mul-169.0%

        \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{c}{b + \left(b + -2 \cdot \frac{c}{\frac{b}{a}}\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(b - \left(2 \cdot \frac{c \cdot a}{b} + \left(-b\right)\right)\right) \cdot \frac{-0.5}{a}\\ \end{array} \]
      2. unsub-neg69.0%

        \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{c}{b + \left(b + -2 \cdot \frac{c}{\frac{b}{a}}\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(b - \left(2 \cdot \frac{c \cdot a}{b} - b\right)\right) \cdot \frac{-0.5}{a}\\ \end{array} \]
      3. associate-/l*70.6%

        \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{c}{b + \left(b + -2 \cdot \frac{c}{\frac{b}{a}}\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(b - \left(2 \cdot \frac{c}{\frac{b}{a}} - b\right)\right) \cdot \frac{-0.5}{a}\\ \end{array} \]
      4. associate-*r/70.6%

        \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{c}{b + \left(b + -2 \cdot \frac{c}{\frac{b}{a}}\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(b - \left(\frac{2 \cdot c}{\frac{b}{a}} - b\right)\right) \cdot \frac{-0.5}{a}\\ \end{array} \]
    8. Simplified70.6%

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{c}{b + \left(b + -2 \cdot \frac{c}{\frac{b}{a}}\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(b - \left(\frac{2 \cdot c}{\frac{b}{a}} - b\right)\right) \cdot \frac{-0.5}{a}\\ \end{array} \]
    9. Step-by-step derivation
      1. associate-/r/70.6%

        \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{c}{b + \left(b + -2 \cdot \frac{c}{\frac{b}{a}}\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(b - \left(\frac{2 \cdot c}{b} \cdot a - b\right)\right) \cdot \frac{-0.5}{a}\\ \end{array} \]
    10. Applied egg-rr70.6%

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{c}{b + \left(b + -2 \cdot \frac{c}{\frac{b}{a}}\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(b - \left(\frac{2 \cdot c}{b} \cdot a - b\right)\right) \cdot \frac{-0.5}{a}\\ \end{array} \]
    11. Final simplification70.6%

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

    Alternative 3: 67.8% accurate, 11.7× speedup?

    \[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
    (FPCore (a b c)
     :precision binary64
     (if (>= b 0.0) (/ (- c) b) (/ (- (- b) b) (* 2.0 a))))
    double code(double a, double b, double c) {
    	double tmp;
    	if (b >= 0.0) {
    		tmp = -c / b;
    	} else {
    		tmp = (-b - b) / (2.0 * a);
    	}
    	return tmp;
    }
    
    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 = (-b - b) / (2.0d0 * a)
        end if
        code = tmp
    end function
    
    public static double code(double a, double b, double c) {
    	double tmp;
    	if (b >= 0.0) {
    		tmp = -c / b;
    	} else {
    		tmp = (-b - b) / (2.0 * a);
    	}
    	return tmp;
    }
    
    def code(a, b, c):
    	tmp = 0
    	if b >= 0.0:
    		tmp = -c / b
    	else:
    		tmp = (-b - b) / (2.0 * a)
    	return tmp
    
    function code(a, b, c)
    	tmp = 0.0
    	if (b >= 0.0)
    		tmp = Float64(Float64(-c) / b);
    	else
    		tmp = Float64(Float64(Float64(-b) - b) / Float64(2.0 * a));
    	end
    	return tmp
    end
    
    function tmp_2 = code(a, b, c)
    	tmp = 0.0;
    	if (b >= 0.0)
    		tmp = -c / b;
    	else
    		tmp = (-b - b) / (2.0 * a);
    	end
    	tmp_2 = tmp;
    end
    
    code[a_, b_, c_] := If[GreaterEqual[b, 0.0], N[((-c) / b), $MachinePrecision], N[(N[((-b) - b), $MachinePrecision] / N[(2.0 * a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]
    
    \begin{array}{l}
    
    \\
    \begin{array}{l}
    \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\
    \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\
    
    \mathbf{else}:\\
    \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{2 \cdot a}\\
    
    
    \end{array}
    \end{array}
    
    Derivation
    1. Initial program 68.3%

      \[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. Simplified68.0%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\begin{array}{l} \color{blue}{\mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)\right)}}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)\right)} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ } \end{array}} \]
      2. Taylor expanded in b around inf 70.4%

        \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \color{blue}{b}}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)\right)} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
      3. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 70.1%

        \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-1 \cdot b - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
      4. Step-by-step derivation
        1. neg-mul-170.1%

          \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
      5. Simplified70.1%

        \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
      6. Taylor expanded in b around 0 70.5%

        \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
      7. Step-by-step derivation
        1. associate-*r/70.3%

          \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\color{blue}{\frac{-1 \cdot c}{b}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(b \cdot -2\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a}\\ \end{array} \]
        2. mul-1-neg70.3%

          \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\color{blue}{-c}}{b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(b \cdot -2\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a}\\ \end{array} \]
      8. Simplified70.5%

        \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\color{blue}{\frac{-c}{b}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
      9. Final simplification70.5%

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

      Alternative 4: 67.7% accurate, 13.0× speedup?

      \[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(b \cdot -2\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
      (FPCore (a b c)
       :precision binary64
       (if (>= b 0.0) (/ (- c) b) (* (* b -2.0) (/ 0.5 a))))
      double code(double a, double b, double c) {
      	double tmp;
      	if (b >= 0.0) {
      		tmp = -c / b;
      	} else {
      		tmp = (b * -2.0) * (0.5 / a);
      	}
      	return tmp;
      }
      
      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 = (b * (-2.0d0)) * (0.5d0 / a)
          end if
          code = tmp
      end function
      
      public static double code(double a, double b, double c) {
      	double tmp;
      	if (b >= 0.0) {
      		tmp = -c / b;
      	} else {
      		tmp = (b * -2.0) * (0.5 / a);
      	}
      	return tmp;
      }
      
      def code(a, b, c):
      	tmp = 0
      	if b >= 0.0:
      		tmp = -c / b
      	else:
      		tmp = (b * -2.0) * (0.5 / a)
      	return tmp
      
      function code(a, b, c)
      	tmp = 0.0
      	if (b >= 0.0)
      		tmp = Float64(Float64(-c) / b);
      	else
      		tmp = Float64(Float64(b * -2.0) * Float64(0.5 / a));
      	end
      	return tmp
      end
      
      function tmp_2 = code(a, b, c)
      	tmp = 0.0;
      	if (b >= 0.0)
      		tmp = -c / b;
      	else
      		tmp = (b * -2.0) * (0.5 / a);
      	end
      	tmp_2 = tmp;
      end
      
      code[a_, b_, c_] := If[GreaterEqual[b, 0.0], N[((-c) / b), $MachinePrecision], N[(N[(b * -2.0), $MachinePrecision] * N[(0.5 / a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]
      
      \begin{array}{l}
      
      \\
      \begin{array}{l}
      \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\
      \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\
      
      \mathbf{else}:\\
      \;\;\;\;\left(b \cdot -2\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a}\\
      
      
      \end{array}
      \end{array}
      
      Derivation
      1. Initial program 68.3%

        \[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
      2. Step-by-step derivation
        1. Simplified68.0%

          \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\begin{array}{l} \color{blue}{\mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)\right)}}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)\right)} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ } \end{array}} \]
        2. Taylor expanded in b around inf 70.4%

          \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \color{blue}{b}}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)\right)} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
        3. Step-by-step derivation
          1. div-sub70.4%

            \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)\right)}}{2 \cdot a} - \frac{b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
          2. fma-udef70.4%

            \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b + c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}}{2 \cdot a} - \frac{b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
          3. add-sqr-sqrt60.1%

            \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b + \sqrt{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)} \cdot \sqrt{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} - \frac{b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
          4. hypot-def65.7%

            \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\mathsf{hypot}\left(b, \sqrt{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}\right)}{2 \cdot a} - \frac{b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
          5. *-commutative65.7%

            \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\mathsf{hypot}\left(b, \sqrt{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}\right)}{a \cdot 2} - \frac{b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
          6. *-commutative65.7%

            \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\mathsf{hypot}\left(b, \sqrt{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}\right)}{a \cdot 2} - \color{blue}{\frac{b}{a \cdot 2}}\\ \end{array} \]
        4. Applied egg-rr65.7%

          \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\mathsf{hypot}\left(b, \sqrt{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}\right)}{a \cdot 2} - \frac{b}{a \cdot 2}\\ \end{array} \]
        5. Step-by-step derivation
          1. div-sub65.7%

            \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\mathsf{hypot}\left(b, \sqrt{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}\right) - b}{a \cdot 2}\\ \end{array} \]
          2. *-rgt-identity65.7%

            \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(\mathsf{hypot}\left(b, \sqrt{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}\right) - b\right) \cdot 1}{a \cdot 2}\\ \end{array} \]
          3. associate-*r/65.7%

            \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(\mathsf{hypot}\left(b, \sqrt{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}\right) - b\right) \cdot \frac{1}{a \cdot 2}\\ \end{array} \]
          4. *-commutative65.7%

            \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(\mathsf{hypot}\left(b, \sqrt{\left(a \cdot -4\right) \cdot c}\right) - b\right) \cdot \frac{1}{a \cdot 2}\\ \end{array} \]
          5. associate-*l*65.7%

            \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(\mathsf{hypot}\left(b, \sqrt{a \cdot \left(-4 \cdot c\right)}\right) - b\right) \cdot \frac{1}{a \cdot 2}\\ \end{array} \]
          6. *-commutative65.7%

            \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(\mathsf{hypot}\left(b, \sqrt{a \cdot \left(-4 \cdot c\right)}\right) - b\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\frac{1}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \end{array} \]
          7. associate-/r*65.7%

            \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\color{blue}{\left(\mathsf{hypot}\left(b, \sqrt{a \cdot \left(-4 \cdot c\right)}\right) - b\right) \cdot \frac{\frac{1}{2}}{a}}\\ \end{array} \]
          8. metadata-eval65.7%

            \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\color{blue}{\left(\mathsf{hypot}\left(b, \sqrt{a \cdot \left(-4 \cdot c\right)}\right) - b\right)} \cdot \frac{0.5}{a}\\ \end{array} \]
        6. Simplified65.7%

          \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(\mathsf{hypot}\left(b, \sqrt{a \cdot \left(-4 \cdot c\right)}\right) - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a}\\ \end{array} \]
        7. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 70.0%

          \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(-2 \cdot b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a}\\ \end{array} \]
        8. Step-by-step derivation
          1. *-commutative70.0%

            \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(b \cdot -2\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a}\\ \end{array} \]
        9. Simplified70.0%

          \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - b}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(b \cdot -2\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a}\\ \end{array} \]
        10. Taylor expanded in b around 0 70.3%

          \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(b \cdot -2\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a}\\ \end{array} \]
        11. Step-by-step derivation
          1. associate-*r/70.3%

            \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\color{blue}{\frac{-1 \cdot c}{b}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(b \cdot -2\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a}\\ \end{array} \]
          2. mul-1-neg70.3%

            \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\color{blue}{-c}}{b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(b \cdot -2\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a}\\ \end{array} \]
        12. Simplified70.3%

          \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\color{blue}{\frac{-c}{b}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(b \cdot -2\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a}\\ \end{array} \]
        13. Final simplification70.3%

          \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(b \cdot -2\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a}\\ \end{array} \]

        Reproduce

        ?
        herbie shell --seed 2023229 
        (FPCore (a b c)
          :name "jeff quadratic root 2"
          :precision binary64
          (if (>= b 0.0) (/ (* 2.0 c) (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c))))) (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c)))) (* 2.0 a))))