Quadratic roots, medium range

Percentage Accurate: 31.3% → 95.5%
Time: 9.7s
Alternatives: 4
Speedup: 29.0×

Specification

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\[\left(\left(1.1102230246251565 \cdot 10^{-16} < a \land a < 9007199254740992\right) \land \left(1.1102230246251565 \cdot 10^{-16} < b \land b < 9007199254740992\right)\right) \land \left(1.1102230246251565 \cdot 10^{-16} < c \land c < 9007199254740992\right)\]
\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c)))) (* 2.0 a)))
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	return (-b + sqrt(((b * b) - ((4.0 * a) * c)))) / (2.0 * a);
}
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
public static double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	return (-b + Math.sqrt(((b * b) - ((4.0 * a) * c)))) / (2.0 * a);
}
def code(a, b, c):
	return (-b + math.sqrt(((b * b) - ((4.0 * a) * c)))) / (2.0 * a)
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 tmp = code(a, b, c)
	tmp = (-b + sqrt(((b * b) - ((4.0 * a) * c)))) / (2.0 * a);
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]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}
\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: 31.3% accurate, 1.0× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c)))) (* 2.0 a)))
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	return (-b + sqrt(((b * b) - ((4.0 * a) * c)))) / (2.0 * a);
}
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
public static double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	return (-b + Math.sqrt(((b * b) - ((4.0 * a) * c)))) / (2.0 * a);
}
def code(a, b, c):
	return (-b + math.sqrt(((b * b) - ((4.0 * a) * c)))) / (2.0 * a)
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 tmp = code(a, b, c)
	tmp = (-b + sqrt(((b * b) - ((4.0 * a) * c)))) / (2.0 * a);
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]
\begin{array}{l}

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

Alternative 1: 95.5% accurate, 0.2× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \mathsf{fma}\left(-0.25, \frac{{\left(c \cdot a\right)}^{4}}{a} \cdot \frac{20}{{b}^{7}}, -2 \cdot \frac{{c}^{3}}{\frac{{b}^{5}}{a \cdot a}} - \frac{c}{b}\right) - a \cdot \frac{c \cdot c}{{b}^{3}} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (-
  (fma
   -0.25
   (* (/ (pow (* c a) 4.0) a) (/ 20.0 (pow b 7.0)))
   (- (* -2.0 (/ (pow c 3.0) (/ (pow b 5.0) (* a a)))) (/ c b)))
  (* a (/ (* c c) (pow b 3.0)))))
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	return fma(-0.25, ((pow((c * a), 4.0) / a) * (20.0 / pow(b, 7.0))), ((-2.0 * (pow(c, 3.0) / (pow(b, 5.0) / (a * a)))) - (c / b))) - (a * ((c * c) / pow(b, 3.0)));
}
function code(a, b, c)
	return Float64(fma(-0.25, Float64(Float64((Float64(c * a) ^ 4.0) / a) * Float64(20.0 / (b ^ 7.0))), Float64(Float64(-2.0 * Float64((c ^ 3.0) / Float64((b ^ 5.0) / Float64(a * a)))) - Float64(c / b))) - Float64(a * Float64(Float64(c * c) / (b ^ 3.0))))
end
code[a_, b_, c_] := N[(N[(-0.25 * N[(N[(N[Power[N[(c * a), $MachinePrecision], 4.0], $MachinePrecision] / a), $MachinePrecision] * N[(20.0 / N[Power[b, 7.0], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[(-2.0 * N[(N[Power[c, 3.0], $MachinePrecision] / N[(N[Power[b, 5.0], $MachinePrecision] / N[(a * a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] - N[(c / b), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] - N[(a * N[(N[(c * c), $MachinePrecision] / N[Power[b, 3.0], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\mathsf{fma}\left(-0.25, \frac{{\left(c \cdot a\right)}^{4}}{a} \cdot \frac{20}{{b}^{7}}, -2 \cdot \frac{{c}^{3}}{\frac{{b}^{5}}{a \cdot a}} - \frac{c}{b}\right) - a \cdot \frac{c \cdot c}{{b}^{3}}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Initial program 32.3%

    \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a} \]
  2. Step-by-step derivation
    1. /-rgt-identity32.3%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{\color{blue}{\frac{2 \cdot a}{1}}} \]
    2. metadata-eval32.3%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{\frac{2 \cdot a}{\color{blue}{--1}}} \]
    3. associate-/l*32.3%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right) \cdot \left(--1\right)}{2 \cdot a}} \]
    4. associate-*r/32.3%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right) \cdot \frac{--1}{2 \cdot a}} \]
    5. +-commutative32.3%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} + \left(-b\right)\right)} \cdot \frac{--1}{2 \cdot a} \]
    6. unsub-neg32.3%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b\right)} \cdot \frac{--1}{2 \cdot a} \]
    7. fma-neg32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c\right)}} - b\right) \cdot \frac{--1}{2 \cdot a} \]
    8. associate-*l*32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -\color{blue}{4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{--1}{2 \cdot a} \]
    9. *-commutative32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -\color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot 4}\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{--1}{2 \cdot a} \]
    10. distribute-rgt-neg-in32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, \color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot \left(-4\right)}\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{--1}{2 \cdot a} \]
    11. metadata-eval32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, \left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot \color{blue}{-4}\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{--1}{2 \cdot a} \]
    12. associate-/r*32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, \left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot -4\right)} - b\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{--1}{2}}{a}} \]
    13. metadata-eval32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, \left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot -4\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{\frac{\color{blue}{1}}{2}}{a} \]
    14. metadata-eval32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, \left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot -4\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{\color{blue}{0.5}}{a} \]
  3. Simplified32.3%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, \left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot -4\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a}} \]
  4. Step-by-step derivation
    1. fma-udef32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b + \left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot -4}} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    2. *-commutative32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{b \cdot b + \color{blue}{-4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    3. metadata-eval32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{b \cdot b + \color{blue}{\left(-4\right)} \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    4. cancel-sign-sub-inv32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    5. associate-*l*32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    6. *-un-lft-identity32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{1 \cdot \left(\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c\right)}} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    7. prod-diff32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -\left(\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c\right) \cdot 1\right) + \mathsf{fma}\left(-\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c, 1, \left(\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c\right) \cdot 1\right)}} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
  5. Applied egg-rr32.2%

    \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -\left(a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right) \cdot 1\right) + \mathsf{fma}\left(a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right), 1, \left(a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right) \cdot 1\right)}} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
  6. Step-by-step derivation
    1. *-rgt-identity32.2%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -\color{blue}{a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)}\right) + \mathsf{fma}\left(a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right), 1, \left(a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right) \cdot 1\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    2. fma-neg32.1%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(b \cdot b - a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right)} + \mathsf{fma}\left(a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right), 1, \left(a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right) \cdot 1\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    3. fma-udef32.1%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\left(b \cdot b - a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right) + \color{blue}{\left(\left(a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right) \cdot 1 + \left(a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right) \cdot 1\right)}} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    4. *-rgt-identity32.1%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\left(b \cdot b - a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right) + \left(\color{blue}{a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)} + \left(a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right) \cdot 1\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    5. *-rgt-identity32.1%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\left(b \cdot b - a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right) + \left(a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right) + \color{blue}{a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)}\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    6. associate--r-32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right) - \left(a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right) + a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right)\right)}} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    7. associate--r+32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(\left(a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right) - a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right) - a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right)}} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    8. +-inverses32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(\color{blue}{0} - a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    9. neg-sub032.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(-a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right)}} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    10. associate-*r*32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(-\color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot -4}\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    11. distribute-rgt-neg-in32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot \left(--4\right)}} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    12. metadata-eval32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot \color{blue}{4}} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    13. *-commutative32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)} \cdot 4} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    14. associate-*r*32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)}} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
  7. Simplified32.3%

    \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)}} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
  8. Taylor expanded in b around inf 94.9%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{{c}^{2} \cdot a}{{b}^{3}} + \left(-0.25 \cdot \frac{{\left(-2 \cdot \left({c}^{2} \cdot {a}^{2}\right)\right)}^{2} + 16 \cdot \left({c}^{4} \cdot {a}^{4}\right)}{a \cdot {b}^{7}} + \left(-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b} + -2 \cdot \frac{{c}^{3} \cdot {a}^{2}}{{b}^{5}}\right)\right)} \]
  9. Simplified94.9%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(-0.25, \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(16, {\left(c \cdot a\right)}^{4}, 4 \cdot {\left(c \cdot a\right)}^{4}\right)}{a \cdot {b}^{7}}, -2 \cdot \frac{{c}^{3}}{\frac{{b}^{5}}{a \cdot a}} - \frac{c}{b}\right) - \frac{c \cdot c}{{b}^{3}} \cdot a} \]
  10. Taylor expanded in c around 0 94.9%

    \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(-0.25, \color{blue}{\frac{{c}^{4} \cdot \left(4 \cdot {a}^{4} + 16 \cdot {a}^{4}\right)}{a \cdot {b}^{7}}}, -2 \cdot \frac{{c}^{3}}{\frac{{b}^{5}}{a \cdot a}} - \frac{c}{b}\right) - \frac{c \cdot c}{{b}^{3}} \cdot a \]
  11. Step-by-step derivation
    1. distribute-rgt-out94.9%

      \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(-0.25, \frac{{c}^{4} \cdot \color{blue}{\left({a}^{4} \cdot \left(4 + 16\right)\right)}}{a \cdot {b}^{7}}, -2 \cdot \frac{{c}^{3}}{\frac{{b}^{5}}{a \cdot a}} - \frac{c}{b}\right) - \frac{c \cdot c}{{b}^{3}} \cdot a \]
    2. associate-*r*94.9%

      \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(-0.25, \frac{\color{blue}{\left({c}^{4} \cdot {a}^{4}\right) \cdot \left(4 + 16\right)}}{a \cdot {b}^{7}}, -2 \cdot \frac{{c}^{3}}{\frac{{b}^{5}}{a \cdot a}} - \frac{c}{b}\right) - \frac{c \cdot c}{{b}^{3}} \cdot a \]
    3. times-frac94.9%

      \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(-0.25, \color{blue}{\frac{{c}^{4} \cdot {a}^{4}}{a} \cdot \frac{4 + 16}{{b}^{7}}}, -2 \cdot \frac{{c}^{3}}{\frac{{b}^{5}}{a \cdot a}} - \frac{c}{b}\right) - \frac{c \cdot c}{{b}^{3}} \cdot a \]
  12. Simplified94.9%

    \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(-0.25, \color{blue}{\frac{{\left(c \cdot a\right)}^{4}}{a} \cdot \frac{20}{{b}^{7}}}, -2 \cdot \frac{{c}^{3}}{\frac{{b}^{5}}{a \cdot a}} - \frac{c}{b}\right) - \frac{c \cdot c}{{b}^{3}} \cdot a \]
  13. Final simplification94.9%

    \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(-0.25, \frac{{\left(c \cdot a\right)}^{4}}{a} \cdot \frac{20}{{b}^{7}}, -2 \cdot \frac{{c}^{3}}{\frac{{b}^{5}}{a \cdot a}} - \frac{c}{b}\right) - a \cdot \frac{c \cdot c}{{b}^{3}} \]

Alternative 2: 93.9% accurate, 0.4× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \left(-2 \cdot \frac{{c}^{3}}{\frac{{b}^{5}}{a \cdot a}} - \frac{c}{b}\right) - a \cdot \frac{c \cdot c}{{b}^{3}} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (-
  (- (* -2.0 (/ (pow c 3.0) (/ (pow b 5.0) (* a a)))) (/ c b))
  (* a (/ (* c c) (pow b 3.0)))))
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	return ((-2.0 * (pow(c, 3.0) / (pow(b, 5.0) / (a * a)))) - (c / b)) - (a * ((c * c) / pow(b, 3.0)));
}
real(8) function code(a, b, c)
    real(8), intent (in) :: a
    real(8), intent (in) :: b
    real(8), intent (in) :: c
    code = (((-2.0d0) * ((c ** 3.0d0) / ((b ** 5.0d0) / (a * a)))) - (c / b)) - (a * ((c * c) / (b ** 3.0d0)))
end function
public static double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	return ((-2.0 * (Math.pow(c, 3.0) / (Math.pow(b, 5.0) / (a * a)))) - (c / b)) - (a * ((c * c) / Math.pow(b, 3.0)));
}
def code(a, b, c):
	return ((-2.0 * (math.pow(c, 3.0) / (math.pow(b, 5.0) / (a * a)))) - (c / b)) - (a * ((c * c) / math.pow(b, 3.0)))
function code(a, b, c)
	return Float64(Float64(Float64(-2.0 * Float64((c ^ 3.0) / Float64((b ^ 5.0) / Float64(a * a)))) - Float64(c / b)) - Float64(a * Float64(Float64(c * c) / (b ^ 3.0))))
end
function tmp = code(a, b, c)
	tmp = ((-2.0 * ((c ^ 3.0) / ((b ^ 5.0) / (a * a)))) - (c / b)) - (a * ((c * c) / (b ^ 3.0)));
end
code[a_, b_, c_] := N[(N[(N[(-2.0 * N[(N[Power[c, 3.0], $MachinePrecision] / N[(N[Power[b, 5.0], $MachinePrecision] / N[(a * a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] - N[(c / b), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] - N[(a * N[(N[(c * c), $MachinePrecision] / N[Power[b, 3.0], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\left(-2 \cdot \frac{{c}^{3}}{\frac{{b}^{5}}{a \cdot a}} - \frac{c}{b}\right) - a \cdot \frac{c \cdot c}{{b}^{3}}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Initial program 32.3%

    \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a} \]
  2. Step-by-step derivation
    1. /-rgt-identity32.3%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{\color{blue}{\frac{2 \cdot a}{1}}} \]
    2. metadata-eval32.3%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{\frac{2 \cdot a}{\color{blue}{--1}}} \]
    3. associate-/l*32.3%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right) \cdot \left(--1\right)}{2 \cdot a}} \]
    4. associate-*r/32.3%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right) \cdot \frac{--1}{2 \cdot a}} \]
    5. +-commutative32.3%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} + \left(-b\right)\right)} \cdot \frac{--1}{2 \cdot a} \]
    6. unsub-neg32.3%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b\right)} \cdot \frac{--1}{2 \cdot a} \]
    7. fma-neg32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c\right)}} - b\right) \cdot \frac{--1}{2 \cdot a} \]
    8. associate-*l*32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -\color{blue}{4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{--1}{2 \cdot a} \]
    9. *-commutative32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -\color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot 4}\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{--1}{2 \cdot a} \]
    10. distribute-rgt-neg-in32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, \color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot \left(-4\right)}\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{--1}{2 \cdot a} \]
    11. metadata-eval32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, \left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot \color{blue}{-4}\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{--1}{2 \cdot a} \]
    12. associate-/r*32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, \left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot -4\right)} - b\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{--1}{2}}{a}} \]
    13. metadata-eval32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, \left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot -4\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{\frac{\color{blue}{1}}{2}}{a} \]
    14. metadata-eval32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, \left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot -4\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{\color{blue}{0.5}}{a} \]
  3. Simplified32.3%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, \left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot -4\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a}} \]
  4. Step-by-step derivation
    1. fma-udef32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b + \left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot -4}} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    2. *-commutative32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{b \cdot b + \color{blue}{-4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    3. metadata-eval32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{b \cdot b + \color{blue}{\left(-4\right)} \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    4. cancel-sign-sub-inv32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    5. associate-*l*32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    6. *-un-lft-identity32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{1 \cdot \left(\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c\right)}} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    7. prod-diff32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -\left(\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c\right) \cdot 1\right) + \mathsf{fma}\left(-\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c, 1, \left(\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c\right) \cdot 1\right)}} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
  5. Applied egg-rr32.2%

    \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -\left(a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right) \cdot 1\right) + \mathsf{fma}\left(a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right), 1, \left(a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right) \cdot 1\right)}} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
  6. Step-by-step derivation
    1. *-rgt-identity32.2%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -\color{blue}{a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)}\right) + \mathsf{fma}\left(a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right), 1, \left(a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right) \cdot 1\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    2. fma-neg32.1%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(b \cdot b - a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right)} + \mathsf{fma}\left(a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right), 1, \left(a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right) \cdot 1\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    3. fma-udef32.1%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\left(b \cdot b - a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right) + \color{blue}{\left(\left(a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right) \cdot 1 + \left(a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right) \cdot 1\right)}} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    4. *-rgt-identity32.1%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\left(b \cdot b - a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right) + \left(\color{blue}{a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)} + \left(a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right) \cdot 1\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    5. *-rgt-identity32.1%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\left(b \cdot b - a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right) + \left(a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right) + \color{blue}{a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)}\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    6. associate--r-32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right) - \left(a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right) + a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right)\right)}} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    7. associate--r+32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(\left(a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right) - a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right) - a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right)}} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    8. +-inverses32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(\color{blue}{0} - a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    9. neg-sub032.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(-a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right)}} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    10. associate-*r*32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(-\color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot -4}\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    11. distribute-rgt-neg-in32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot \left(--4\right)}} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    12. metadata-eval32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot \color{blue}{4}} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    13. *-commutative32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)} \cdot 4} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    14. associate-*r*32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)}} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
  7. Simplified32.3%

    \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)}} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
  8. Taylor expanded in b around inf 93.1%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{{c}^{2} \cdot a}{{b}^{3}} + \left(-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b} + -2 \cdot \frac{{c}^{3} \cdot {a}^{2}}{{b}^{5}}\right)} \]
  9. Step-by-step derivation
    1. +-commutative93.1%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b} + -2 \cdot \frac{{c}^{3} \cdot {a}^{2}}{{b}^{5}}\right) + -1 \cdot \frac{{c}^{2} \cdot a}{{b}^{3}}} \]
    2. mul-1-neg93.1%

      \[\leadsto \left(-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b} + -2 \cdot \frac{{c}^{3} \cdot {a}^{2}}{{b}^{5}}\right) + \color{blue}{\left(-\frac{{c}^{2} \cdot a}{{b}^{3}}\right)} \]
    3. unsub-neg93.1%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b} + -2 \cdot \frac{{c}^{3} \cdot {a}^{2}}{{b}^{5}}\right) - \frac{{c}^{2} \cdot a}{{b}^{3}}} \]
    4. +-commutative93.1%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(-2 \cdot \frac{{c}^{3} \cdot {a}^{2}}{{b}^{5}} + -1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}\right)} - \frac{{c}^{2} \cdot a}{{b}^{3}} \]
    5. mul-1-neg93.1%

      \[\leadsto \left(-2 \cdot \frac{{c}^{3} \cdot {a}^{2}}{{b}^{5}} + \color{blue}{\left(-\frac{c}{b}\right)}\right) - \frac{{c}^{2} \cdot a}{{b}^{3}} \]
    6. unsub-neg93.1%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(-2 \cdot \frac{{c}^{3} \cdot {a}^{2}}{{b}^{5}} - \frac{c}{b}\right)} - \frac{{c}^{2} \cdot a}{{b}^{3}} \]
    7. associate-/l*93.1%

      \[\leadsto \left(-2 \cdot \color{blue}{\frac{{c}^{3}}{\frac{{b}^{5}}{{a}^{2}}}} - \frac{c}{b}\right) - \frac{{c}^{2} \cdot a}{{b}^{3}} \]
    8. unpow293.1%

      \[\leadsto \left(-2 \cdot \frac{{c}^{3}}{\frac{{b}^{5}}{\color{blue}{a \cdot a}}} - \frac{c}{b}\right) - \frac{{c}^{2} \cdot a}{{b}^{3}} \]
    9. associate-*l/93.1%

      \[\leadsto \left(-2 \cdot \frac{{c}^{3}}{\frac{{b}^{5}}{a \cdot a}} - \frac{c}{b}\right) - \color{blue}{\frac{{c}^{2}}{{b}^{3}} \cdot a} \]
    10. unpow293.1%

      \[\leadsto \left(-2 \cdot \frac{{c}^{3}}{\frac{{b}^{5}}{a \cdot a}} - \frac{c}{b}\right) - \frac{\color{blue}{c \cdot c}}{{b}^{3}} \cdot a \]
  10. Simplified93.1%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(-2 \cdot \frac{{c}^{3}}{\frac{{b}^{5}}{a \cdot a}} - \frac{c}{b}\right) - \frac{c \cdot c}{{b}^{3}} \cdot a} \]
  11. Final simplification93.1%

    \[\leadsto \left(-2 \cdot \frac{{c}^{3}}{\frac{{b}^{5}}{a \cdot a}} - \frac{c}{b}\right) - a \cdot \frac{c \cdot c}{{b}^{3}} \]

Alternative 3: 90.7% accurate, 1.0× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \frac{-c}{b} - a \cdot \frac{c \cdot c}{{b}^{3}} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (- (/ (- c) b) (* a (/ (* c c) (pow b 3.0)))))
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	return (-c / b) - (a * ((c * c) / pow(b, 3.0)));
}
real(8) function code(a, b, c)
    real(8), intent (in) :: a
    real(8), intent (in) :: b
    real(8), intent (in) :: c
    code = (-c / b) - (a * ((c * c) / (b ** 3.0d0)))
end function
public static double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	return (-c / b) - (a * ((c * c) / Math.pow(b, 3.0)));
}
def code(a, b, c):
	return (-c / b) - (a * ((c * c) / math.pow(b, 3.0)))
function code(a, b, c)
	return Float64(Float64(Float64(-c) / b) - Float64(a * Float64(Float64(c * c) / (b ^ 3.0))))
end
function tmp = code(a, b, c)
	tmp = (-c / b) - (a * ((c * c) / (b ^ 3.0)));
end
code[a_, b_, c_] := N[(N[((-c) / b), $MachinePrecision] - N[(a * N[(N[(c * c), $MachinePrecision] / N[Power[b, 3.0], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\frac{-c}{b} - a \cdot \frac{c \cdot c}{{b}^{3}}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Initial program 32.3%

    \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a} \]
  2. Step-by-step derivation
    1. /-rgt-identity32.3%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{\color{blue}{\frac{2 \cdot a}{1}}} \]
    2. metadata-eval32.3%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{\frac{2 \cdot a}{\color{blue}{--1}}} \]
    3. associate-/l*32.3%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right) \cdot \left(--1\right)}{2 \cdot a}} \]
    4. associate-*r/32.3%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right) \cdot \frac{--1}{2 \cdot a}} \]
    5. +-commutative32.3%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} + \left(-b\right)\right)} \cdot \frac{--1}{2 \cdot a} \]
    6. unsub-neg32.3%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b\right)} \cdot \frac{--1}{2 \cdot a} \]
    7. fma-neg32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c\right)}} - b\right) \cdot \frac{--1}{2 \cdot a} \]
    8. associate-*l*32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -\color{blue}{4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{--1}{2 \cdot a} \]
    9. *-commutative32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -\color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot 4}\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{--1}{2 \cdot a} \]
    10. distribute-rgt-neg-in32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, \color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot \left(-4\right)}\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{--1}{2 \cdot a} \]
    11. metadata-eval32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, \left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot \color{blue}{-4}\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{--1}{2 \cdot a} \]
    12. associate-/r*32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, \left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot -4\right)} - b\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{--1}{2}}{a}} \]
    13. metadata-eval32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, \left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot -4\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{\frac{\color{blue}{1}}{2}}{a} \]
    14. metadata-eval32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, \left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot -4\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{\color{blue}{0.5}}{a} \]
  3. Simplified32.3%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, \left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot -4\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a}} \]
  4. Step-by-step derivation
    1. fma-udef32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b + \left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot -4}} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    2. *-commutative32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{b \cdot b + \color{blue}{-4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    3. metadata-eval32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{b \cdot b + \color{blue}{\left(-4\right)} \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    4. cancel-sign-sub-inv32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    5. associate-*l*32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    6. *-un-lft-identity32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{1 \cdot \left(\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c\right)}} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    7. prod-diff32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -\left(\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c\right) \cdot 1\right) + \mathsf{fma}\left(-\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c, 1, \left(\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c\right) \cdot 1\right)}} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
  5. Applied egg-rr32.2%

    \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -\left(a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right) \cdot 1\right) + \mathsf{fma}\left(a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right), 1, \left(a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right) \cdot 1\right)}} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
  6. Step-by-step derivation
    1. *-rgt-identity32.2%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -\color{blue}{a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)}\right) + \mathsf{fma}\left(a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right), 1, \left(a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right) \cdot 1\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    2. fma-neg32.1%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(b \cdot b - a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right)} + \mathsf{fma}\left(a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right), 1, \left(a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right) \cdot 1\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    3. fma-udef32.1%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\left(b \cdot b - a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right) + \color{blue}{\left(\left(a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right) \cdot 1 + \left(a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right) \cdot 1\right)}} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    4. *-rgt-identity32.1%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\left(b \cdot b - a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right) + \left(\color{blue}{a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)} + \left(a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right) \cdot 1\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    5. *-rgt-identity32.1%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\left(b \cdot b - a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right) + \left(a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right) + \color{blue}{a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)}\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    6. associate--r-32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right) - \left(a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right) + a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right)\right)}} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    7. associate--r+32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(\left(a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right) - a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right) - a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right)}} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    8. +-inverses32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(\color{blue}{0} - a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    9. neg-sub032.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(-a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right)}} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    10. associate-*r*32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(-\color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot -4}\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    11. distribute-rgt-neg-in32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot \left(--4\right)}} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    12. metadata-eval32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot \color{blue}{4}} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    13. *-commutative32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)} \cdot 4} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
    14. associate-*r*32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)}} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
  7. Simplified32.3%

    \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(a \cdot 4\right)}} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a} \]
  8. Taylor expanded in b around inf 89.7%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{{c}^{2} \cdot a}{{b}^{3}} + -1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}} \]
  9. Step-by-step derivation
    1. +-commutative89.7%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b} + -1 \cdot \frac{{c}^{2} \cdot a}{{b}^{3}}} \]
    2. mul-1-neg89.7%

      \[\leadsto -1 \cdot \frac{c}{b} + \color{blue}{\left(-\frac{{c}^{2} \cdot a}{{b}^{3}}\right)} \]
    3. unsub-neg89.7%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b} - \frac{{c}^{2} \cdot a}{{b}^{3}}} \]
    4. associate-*r/89.7%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-1 \cdot c}{b}} - \frac{{c}^{2} \cdot a}{{b}^{3}} \]
    5. neg-mul-189.7%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{-c}}{b} - \frac{{c}^{2} \cdot a}{{b}^{3}} \]
    6. associate-*l/89.7%

      \[\leadsto \frac{-c}{b} - \color{blue}{\frac{{c}^{2}}{{b}^{3}} \cdot a} \]
    7. unpow289.7%

      \[\leadsto \frac{-c}{b} - \frac{\color{blue}{c \cdot c}}{{b}^{3}} \cdot a \]
  10. Simplified89.7%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-c}{b} - \frac{c \cdot c}{{b}^{3}} \cdot a} \]
  11. Final simplification89.7%

    \[\leadsto \frac{-c}{b} - a \cdot \frac{c \cdot c}{{b}^{3}} \]

Alternative 4: 81.4% accurate, 29.0× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \frac{-c}{b} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (a b c) :precision binary64 (/ (- c) b))
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	return -c / b;
}
real(8) function code(a, b, c)
    real(8), intent (in) :: a
    real(8), intent (in) :: b
    real(8), intent (in) :: c
    code = -c / b
end function
public static double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	return -c / b;
}
def code(a, b, c):
	return -c / b
function code(a, b, c)
	return Float64(Float64(-c) / b)
end
function tmp = code(a, b, c)
	tmp = -c / b;
end
code[a_, b_, c_] := N[((-c) / b), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\frac{-c}{b}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Initial program 32.3%

    \[\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a} \]
  2. Step-by-step derivation
    1. /-rgt-identity32.3%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{\color{blue}{\frac{2 \cdot a}{1}}} \]
    2. metadata-eval32.3%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{\frac{2 \cdot a}{\color{blue}{--1}}} \]
    3. associate-/l*32.3%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right) \cdot \left(--1\right)}{2 \cdot a}} \]
    4. associate-*r/32.3%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right) \cdot \frac{--1}{2 \cdot a}} \]
    5. +-commutative32.3%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} + \left(-b\right)\right)} \cdot \frac{--1}{2 \cdot a} \]
    6. unsub-neg32.3%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c} - b\right)} \cdot \frac{--1}{2 \cdot a} \]
    7. fma-neg32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c\right)}} - b\right) \cdot \frac{--1}{2 \cdot a} \]
    8. associate-*l*32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -\color{blue}{4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{--1}{2 \cdot a} \]
    9. *-commutative32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -\color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot 4}\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{--1}{2 \cdot a} \]
    10. distribute-rgt-neg-in32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, \color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot \left(-4\right)}\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{--1}{2 \cdot a} \]
    11. metadata-eval32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, \left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot \color{blue}{-4}\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{--1}{2 \cdot a} \]
    12. associate-/r*32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, \left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot -4\right)} - b\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{--1}{2}}{a}} \]
    13. metadata-eval32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, \left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot -4\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{\frac{\color{blue}{1}}{2}}{a} \]
    14. metadata-eval32.3%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, \left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot -4\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{\color{blue}{0.5}}{a} \]
  3. Simplified32.3%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, \left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot -4\right)} - b\right) \cdot \frac{0.5}{a}} \]
  4. Taylor expanded in b around inf 80.5%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}} \]
  5. Step-by-step derivation
    1. mul-1-neg80.5%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-\frac{c}{b}} \]
    2. distribute-neg-frac80.5%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-c}{b}} \]
  6. Simplified80.5%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-c}{b}} \]
  7. Final simplification80.5%

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

Reproduce

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herbie shell --seed 2023238 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "Quadratic roots, medium range"
  :precision binary64
  :pre (and (and (and (< 1.1102230246251565e-16 a) (< a 9007199254740992.0)) (and (< 1.1102230246251565e-16 b) (< b 9007199254740992.0))) (and (< 1.1102230246251565e-16 c) (< c 9007199254740992.0)))
  (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c)))) (* 2.0 a)))