quad2m (problem 3.2.1, negative)

Percentage Accurate: 52.1% → 85.5%

Time: 10.7s

Alternatives: 8

Speedup: 15.9×

Specification

Math

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a} \end{array} \]

FPCore

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

C

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

Fortran

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

Java

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

Python

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

Julia

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

MATLAB

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

Wolfram

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

Initial Program: 52.1% accurate, 1.0× speedup

Math

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a} \end{array} \]

FPCore

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

C

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

Fortran

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

Java

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

Python

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

Julia

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

MATLAB

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

Wolfram

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

Alternative 1: 85.5% accurate, 1.0× speedup

Math

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -3 \cdot 10^{-57}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-0.5 \cdot c}{b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 10^{+69}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a} + 0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]

FPCore

(FPCore (a b_2 c)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= b_2 -3e-57)
   (/ (* -0.5 c) b_2)
   (if (<= b_2 1e+69)
     (/ (- (- b_2) (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* c a)))) a)
     (+ (* -2.0 (/ b_2 a)) (* 0.5 (/ c b_2))))))

C

double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b_2 <= -3e-57) {
		tmp = (-0.5 * c) / b_2;
	} else if (b_2 <= 1e+69) {
		tmp = (-b_2 - sqrt(((b_2 * b_2) - (c * a)))) / a;
	} else {
		tmp = (-2.0 * (b_2 / a)) + (0.5 * (c / b_2));
	}
	return tmp;
}

Fortran

real(8) function code(a, b_2, c)
    real(8), intent (in) :: a
    real(8), intent (in) :: b_2
    real(8), intent (in) :: c
    real(8) :: tmp
    if (b_2 <= (-3d-57)) then
        tmp = ((-0.5d0) * c) / b_2
    else if (b_2 <= 1d+69) then
        tmp = (-b_2 - sqrt(((b_2 * b_2) - (c * a)))) / a
    else
        tmp = ((-2.0d0) * (b_2 / a)) + (0.5d0 * (c / b_2))
    end if
    code = tmp
end function

Java

public static double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b_2 <= -3e-57) {
		tmp = (-0.5 * c) / b_2;
	} else if (b_2 <= 1e+69) {
		tmp = (-b_2 - Math.sqrt(((b_2 * b_2) - (c * a)))) / a;
	} else {
		tmp = (-2.0 * (b_2 / a)) + (0.5 * (c / b_2));
	}
	return tmp;
}

Python

def code(a, b_2, c):
	tmp = 0
	if b_2 <= -3e-57:
		tmp = (-0.5 * c) / b_2
	elif b_2 <= 1e+69:
		tmp = (-b_2 - math.sqrt(((b_2 * b_2) - (c * a)))) / a
	else:
		tmp = (-2.0 * (b_2 / a)) + (0.5 * (c / b_2))
	return tmp

Julia

function code(a, b_2, c)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (b_2 <= -3e-57)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(-0.5 * c) / b_2);
	elseif (b_2 <= 1e+69)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(Float64(-b_2) - sqrt(Float64(Float64(b_2 * b_2) - Float64(c * a)))) / a);
	else
		tmp = Float64(Float64(-2.0 * Float64(b_2 / a)) + Float64(0.5 * Float64(c / b_2)));
	end
	return tmp
end

MATLAB

function tmp_2 = code(a, b_2, c)
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (b_2 <= -3e-57)
		tmp = (-0.5 * c) / b_2;
	elseif (b_2 <= 1e+69)
		tmp = (-b_2 - sqrt(((b_2 * b_2) - (c * a)))) / a;
	else
		tmp = (-2.0 * (b_2 / a)) + (0.5 * (c / b_2));
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end

Wolfram

code[a_, b$95$2_, c_] := If[LessEqual[b$95$2, -3e-57], N[(N[(-0.5 * c), $MachinePrecision] / b$95$2), $MachinePrecision], If[LessEqual[b$95$2, 1e+69], N[(N[((-b$95$2) - N[Sqrt[N[(N[(b$95$2 * b$95$2), $MachinePrecision] - N[(c * a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] / a), $MachinePrecision], N[(N[(-2.0 * N[(b$95$2 / a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(0.5 * N[(c / b$95$2), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]

Derivation

1. Split input into 3 regimes

2. if b_2 < -3.00000000000000001e-57

   1. Initial program 15.8%

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

   2. Taylor expanded in b_2 around -inf 89.3%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}} \]
   3. Step-by-step derivation

      1. associate-*r/ 89.3%

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

   4. Simplified 89.3%

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

   if -3.00000000000000001e-57 < b_2 < 1.0000000000000001e69

   1. Initial program 76.7%

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

   if 1.0000000000000001e69 < b_2

   1. Initial program 57.5%

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

   2. Taylor expanded in b_2 around inf 98.2%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a} + 0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}} \]
3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.

4. Final simplification 86.1%

   \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -3 \cdot 10^{-57}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-0.5 \cdot c}{b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 10^{+69}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - c \cdot a}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a} + 0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 2: 80.5% accurate, 1.0× speedup

Math

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -2.8 \cdot 10^{-57}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-0.5 \cdot c}{b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 3.7 \cdot 10^{-126}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{c \cdot \left(-a\right)}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b_2 \cdot -2}{a}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]

FPCore

(FPCore (a b_2 c)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= b_2 -2.8e-57)
   (/ (* -0.5 c) b_2)
   (if (<= b_2 3.7e-126)
     (/ (- (- b_2) (sqrt (* c (- a)))) a)
     (/ (* b_2 -2.0) a))))

C

double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b_2 <= -2.8e-57) {
		tmp = (-0.5 * c) / b_2;
	} else if (b_2 <= 3.7e-126) {
		tmp = (-b_2 - sqrt((c * -a))) / a;
	} else {
		tmp = (b_2 * -2.0) / a;
	}
	return tmp;
}

Fortran

real(8) function code(a, b_2, c)
    real(8), intent (in) :: a
    real(8), intent (in) :: b_2
    real(8), intent (in) :: c
    real(8) :: tmp
    if (b_2 <= (-2.8d-57)) then
        tmp = ((-0.5d0) * c) / b_2
    else if (b_2 <= 3.7d-126) then
        tmp = (-b_2 - sqrt((c * -a))) / a
    else
        tmp = (b_2 * (-2.0d0)) / a
    end if
    code = tmp
end function

Java

public static double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b_2 <= -2.8e-57) {
		tmp = (-0.5 * c) / b_2;
	} else if (b_2 <= 3.7e-126) {
		tmp = (-b_2 - Math.sqrt((c * -a))) / a;
	} else {
		tmp = (b_2 * -2.0) / a;
	}
	return tmp;
}

Python

def code(a, b_2, c):
	tmp = 0
	if b_2 <= -2.8e-57:
		tmp = (-0.5 * c) / b_2
	elif b_2 <= 3.7e-126:
		tmp = (-b_2 - math.sqrt((c * -a))) / a
	else:
		tmp = (b_2 * -2.0) / a
	return tmp

Julia

function code(a, b_2, c)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (b_2 <= -2.8e-57)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(-0.5 * c) / b_2);
	elseif (b_2 <= 3.7e-126)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(Float64(-b_2) - sqrt(Float64(c * Float64(-a)))) / a);
	else
		tmp = Float64(Float64(b_2 * -2.0) / a);
	end
	return tmp
end

MATLAB

function tmp_2 = code(a, b_2, c)
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (b_2 <= -2.8e-57)
		tmp = (-0.5 * c) / b_2;
	elseif (b_2 <= 3.7e-126)
		tmp = (-b_2 - sqrt((c * -a))) / a;
	else
		tmp = (b_2 * -2.0) / a;
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end

Wolfram

code[a_, b$95$2_, c_] := If[LessEqual[b$95$2, -2.8e-57], N[(N[(-0.5 * c), $MachinePrecision] / b$95$2), $MachinePrecision], If[LessEqual[b$95$2, 3.7e-126], N[(N[((-b$95$2) - N[Sqrt[N[(c * (-a)), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] / a), $MachinePrecision], N[(N[(b$95$2 * -2.0), $MachinePrecision] / a), $MachinePrecision]]]

Derivation

1. Split input into 3 regimes

2. if b_2 < -2.7999999999999999e-57

   1. Initial program 15.8%

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

   2. Taylor expanded in b_2 around -inf 89.3%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}} \]
   3. Step-by-step derivation

      1. associate-*r/ 89.3%

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

   4. Simplified 89.3%

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

   if -2.7999999999999999e-57 < b_2 < 3.6999999999999999e-126

   1. Initial program 71.3%

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

   2. Taylor expanded in b_2 around 0 69.4%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{a} \]
   3. Step-by-step derivation

      1. mul-1-neg 69.4%

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

      2. distribute-rgt-neg-out 69.4%

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

   4. Simplified 69.4%

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

   if 3.6999999999999999e-126 < b_2

   1. Initial program 69.3%

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

   2. Taylor expanded in b_2 around inf 87.0%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{-2 \cdot b_2}}{a} \]
   3. Step-by-step derivation

      1. *-commutative 87.0%

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

   4. Simplified 87.0%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{b_2 \cdot -2}}{a} \]
3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.

4. Final simplification 83.1%

   \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -2.8 \cdot 10^{-57}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-0.5 \cdot c}{b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 3.7 \cdot 10^{-126}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{c \cdot \left(-a\right)}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b_2 \cdot -2}{a}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 3: 80.3% accurate, 1.0× speedup

Math

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -2.4 \cdot 10^{-57}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-0.5 \cdot c}{b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 2.45 \cdot 10^{-126}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-\sqrt{c \cdot \left(-a\right)}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b_2 \cdot -2}{a}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]

FPCore

(FPCore (a b_2 c)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= b_2 -2.4e-57)
   (/ (* -0.5 c) b_2)
   (if (<= b_2 2.45e-126) (/ (- (sqrt (* c (- a)))) a) (/ (* b_2 -2.0) a))))

C

double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b_2 <= -2.4e-57) {
		tmp = (-0.5 * c) / b_2;
	} else if (b_2 <= 2.45e-126) {
		tmp = -sqrt((c * -a)) / a;
	} else {
		tmp = (b_2 * -2.0) / a;
	}
	return tmp;
}

Fortran

real(8) function code(a, b_2, c)
    real(8), intent (in) :: a
    real(8), intent (in) :: b_2
    real(8), intent (in) :: c
    real(8) :: tmp
    if (b_2 <= (-2.4d-57)) then
        tmp = ((-0.5d0) * c) / b_2
    else if (b_2 <= 2.45d-126) then
        tmp = -sqrt((c * -a)) / a
    else
        tmp = (b_2 * (-2.0d0)) / a
    end if
    code = tmp
end function

Java

public static double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b_2 <= -2.4e-57) {
		tmp = (-0.5 * c) / b_2;
	} else if (b_2 <= 2.45e-126) {
		tmp = -Math.sqrt((c * -a)) / a;
	} else {
		tmp = (b_2 * -2.0) / a;
	}
	return tmp;
}

Python

def code(a, b_2, c):
	tmp = 0
	if b_2 <= -2.4e-57:
		tmp = (-0.5 * c) / b_2
	elif b_2 <= 2.45e-126:
		tmp = -math.sqrt((c * -a)) / a
	else:
		tmp = (b_2 * -2.0) / a
	return tmp

Julia

function code(a, b_2, c)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (b_2 <= -2.4e-57)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(-0.5 * c) / b_2);
	elseif (b_2 <= 2.45e-126)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(-sqrt(Float64(c * Float64(-a)))) / a);
	else
		tmp = Float64(Float64(b_2 * -2.0) / a);
	end
	return tmp
end

MATLAB

function tmp_2 = code(a, b_2, c)
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (b_2 <= -2.4e-57)
		tmp = (-0.5 * c) / b_2;
	elseif (b_2 <= 2.45e-126)
		tmp = -sqrt((c * -a)) / a;
	else
		tmp = (b_2 * -2.0) / a;
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end

Wolfram

code[a_, b$95$2_, c_] := If[LessEqual[b$95$2, -2.4e-57], N[(N[(-0.5 * c), $MachinePrecision] / b$95$2), $MachinePrecision], If[LessEqual[b$95$2, 2.45e-126], N[((-N[Sqrt[N[(c * (-a)), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]) / a), $MachinePrecision], N[(N[(b$95$2 * -2.0), $MachinePrecision] / a), $MachinePrecision]]]

Derivation

1. Split input into 3 regimes

2. if b_2 < -2.40000000000000006e-57

   1. Initial program 15.8%

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

   2. Taylor expanded in b_2 around -inf 89.3%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}} \]
   3. Step-by-step derivation

      1. associate-*r/ 89.3%

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

   4. Simplified 89.3%

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

   if -2.40000000000000006e-57 < b_2 < 2.45000000000000005e-126

   1. Initial program 71.3%

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a} \]
   2. Step-by-step derivation

      1. pow1/2 71.3%

         \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \color{blue}{{\left(b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c\right)}^{0.5}}}{a} \]

      2. pow-to-exp 67.5%

         \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \color{blue}{e^{\log \left(b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c\right) \cdot 0.5}}}{a} \]

   3. Applied egg-rr 67.5%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \color{blue}{e^{\log \left(b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c\right) \cdot 0.5}}}{a} \]

   4. Taylor expanded in c around -inf 36.2%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b_2\right) - e^{\color{blue}{\left(\log \left(--1 \cdot a\right) + -1 \cdot \log \left(\frac{-1}{c}\right)\right)} \cdot 0.5}}{a} \]
   5. Step-by-step derivation

      1. mul-1-neg 36.2%

         \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b_2\right) - e^{\left(\log \left(--1 \cdot a\right) + \color{blue}{\left(-\log \left(\frac{-1}{c}\right)\right)}\right) \cdot 0.5}}{a} \]

      2. unsub-neg 36.2%

         \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b_2\right) - e^{\color{blue}{\left(\log \left(--1 \cdot a\right) - \log \left(\frac{-1}{c}\right)\right)} \cdot 0.5}}{a} \]

      3. neg-mul-1 36.2%

         \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b_2\right) - e^{\left(\log \left(-\color{blue}{\left(-a\right)}\right) - \log \left(\frac{-1}{c}\right)\right) \cdot 0.5}}{a} \]

      4. remove-double-neg 36.2%

         \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b_2\right) - e^{\left(\log \color{blue}{a} - \log \left(\frac{-1}{c}\right)\right) \cdot 0.5}}{a} \]

   6. Simplified 36.2%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b_2\right) - e^{\color{blue}{\left(\log a - \log \left(\frac{-1}{c}\right)\right)} \cdot 0.5}}{a} \]

   7. Taylor expanded in b_2 around 0 35.7%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{-1 \cdot e^{0.5 \cdot \left(\log a - \log \left(\frac{-1}{c}\right)\right)}}}{a} \]

   8. Taylor expanded in a around 0 35.7%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{e^{0.5 \cdot \left(\log a - \log \left(\frac{-1}{c}\right)\right)}}{a}} \]
   9. Step-by-step derivation

      1. associate-*r/ 35.7%

         \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-1 \cdot e^{0.5 \cdot \left(\log a - \log \left(\frac{-1}{c}\right)\right)}}{a}} \]

   10. Simplified 68.8%

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

   if 2.45000000000000005e-126 < b_2

   1. Initial program 69.3%

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

   2. Taylor expanded in b_2 around inf 87.0%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{-2 \cdot b_2}}{a} \]
   3. Step-by-step derivation

      1. *-commutative 87.0%

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

   4. Simplified 87.0%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{b_2 \cdot -2}}{a} \]
3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.

4. Final simplification 82.9%

   \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -2.4 \cdot 10^{-57}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-0.5 \cdot c}{b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 2.45 \cdot 10^{-126}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-\sqrt{c \cdot \left(-a\right)}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b_2 \cdot -2}{a}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 4: 68.8% accurate, 8.6× speedup

Math

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -4 \cdot 10^{-310}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-0.5 \cdot c}{b_2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a} + 0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]

FPCore

(FPCore (a b_2 c)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= b_2 -4e-310)
   (/ (* -0.5 c) b_2)
   (+ (* -2.0 (/ b_2 a)) (* 0.5 (/ c b_2)))))

C

double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b_2 <= -4e-310) {
		tmp = (-0.5 * c) / b_2;
	} else {
		tmp = (-2.0 * (b_2 / a)) + (0.5 * (c / b_2));
	}
	return tmp;
}

Fortran

real(8) function code(a, b_2, c)
    real(8), intent (in) :: a
    real(8), intent (in) :: b_2
    real(8), intent (in) :: c
    real(8) :: tmp
    if (b_2 <= (-4d-310)) then
        tmp = ((-0.5d0) * c) / b_2
    else
        tmp = ((-2.0d0) * (b_2 / a)) + (0.5d0 * (c / b_2))
    end if
    code = tmp
end function

Java

public static double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b_2 <= -4e-310) {
		tmp = (-0.5 * c) / b_2;
	} else {
		tmp = (-2.0 * (b_2 / a)) + (0.5 * (c / b_2));
	}
	return tmp;
}

Python

def code(a, b_2, c):
	tmp = 0
	if b_2 <= -4e-310:
		tmp = (-0.5 * c) / b_2
	else:
		tmp = (-2.0 * (b_2 / a)) + (0.5 * (c / b_2))
	return tmp

Julia

function code(a, b_2, c)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (b_2 <= -4e-310)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(-0.5 * c) / b_2);
	else
		tmp = Float64(Float64(-2.0 * Float64(b_2 / a)) + Float64(0.5 * Float64(c / b_2)));
	end
	return tmp
end

MATLAB

function tmp_2 = code(a, b_2, c)
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (b_2 <= -4e-310)
		tmp = (-0.5 * c) / b_2;
	else
		tmp = (-2.0 * (b_2 / a)) + (0.5 * (c / b_2));
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end

Wolfram

code[a_, b$95$2_, c_] := If[LessEqual[b$95$2, -4e-310], N[(N[(-0.5 * c), $MachinePrecision] / b$95$2), $MachinePrecision], N[(N[(-2.0 * N[(b$95$2 / a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(0.5 * N[(c / b$95$2), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]

Derivation

1. Split input into 2 regimes

2. if b_2 < -3.999999999999988e-310

   1. Initial program 26.5%

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

   2. Taylor expanded in b_2 around -inf 73.2%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}} \]
   3. Step-by-step derivation

      1. associate-*r/ 73.2%

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

   4. Simplified 73.2%

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

   if -3.999999999999988e-310 < b_2

   1. Initial program 73.3%

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

   2. Taylor expanded in b_2 around inf 62.4%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a} + 0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}} \]
3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.

4. Final simplification 68.3%

   \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -4 \cdot 10^{-310}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-0.5 \cdot c}{b_2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a} + 0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 5: 48.4% accurate, 15.9× speedup

Math

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -4 \cdot 10^{-310}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-0.5 \cdot c}{b_2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b_2}{a}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]

FPCore

(FPCore (a b_2 c)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= b_2 -4e-310) (/ (* -0.5 c) b_2) (/ (- b_2) a)))

C

double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b_2 <= -4e-310) {
		tmp = (-0.5 * c) / b_2;
	} else {
		tmp = -b_2 / a;
	}
	return tmp;
}

Fortran

real(8) function code(a, b_2, c)
    real(8), intent (in) :: a
    real(8), intent (in) :: b_2
    real(8), intent (in) :: c
    real(8) :: tmp
    if (b_2 <= (-4d-310)) then
        tmp = ((-0.5d0) * c) / b_2
    else
        tmp = -b_2 / a
    end if
    code = tmp
end function

Java

public static double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b_2 <= -4e-310) {
		tmp = (-0.5 * c) / b_2;
	} else {
		tmp = -b_2 / a;
	}
	return tmp;
}

Python

def code(a, b_2, c):
	tmp = 0
	if b_2 <= -4e-310:
		tmp = (-0.5 * c) / b_2
	else:
		tmp = -b_2 / a
	return tmp

Julia

function code(a, b_2, c)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (b_2 <= -4e-310)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(-0.5 * c) / b_2);
	else
		tmp = Float64(Float64(-b_2) / a);
	end
	return tmp
end

MATLAB

function tmp_2 = code(a, b_2, c)
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (b_2 <= -4e-310)
		tmp = (-0.5 * c) / b_2;
	else
		tmp = -b_2 / a;
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end

Wolfram

code[a_, b$95$2_, c_] := If[LessEqual[b$95$2, -4e-310], N[(N[(-0.5 * c), $MachinePrecision] / b$95$2), $MachinePrecision], N[((-b$95$2) / a), $MachinePrecision]]

Derivation

1. Split input into 2 regimes

2. if b_2 < -3.999999999999988e-310

   1. Initial program 26.5%

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

   2. Taylor expanded in b_2 around -inf 73.2%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}} \]
   3. Step-by-step derivation

      1. associate-*r/ 73.2%

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

   4. Simplified 73.2%

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

   if -3.999999999999988e-310 < b_2

   1. Initial program 73.3%

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a} \]
   2. Step-by-step derivation

      1. add-sqr-sqrt 73.1%

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

      2. pow2 73.1%

         \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \color{blue}{{\left(\sqrt{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}\right)}^{2}}}{a} \]

      3. pow1/2 73.1%

         \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b_2\right) - {\left(\sqrt{\color{blue}{{\left(b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c\right)}^{0.5}}}\right)}^{2}}{a} \]

      4. sqrt-pow1 73.1%

         \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b_2\right) - {\color{blue}{\left({\left(b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c\right)}^{\left(\frac{0.5}{2}\right)}\right)}}^{2}}{a} \]

      5. metadata-eval 73.1%

         \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b_2\right) - {\left({\left(b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c\right)}^{\color{blue}{0.25}}\right)}^{2}}{a} \]

   3. Applied egg-rr 73.1%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \color{blue}{{\left({\left(b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c\right)}^{0.25}\right)}^{2}}}{a} \]

   4. Taylor expanded in b_2 around inf 26.7%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{-1 \cdot b_2}}{a} \]
   5. Step-by-step derivation

      1. mul-1-neg 26.7%

         \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{-b_2}}{a} \]

   6. Simplified 26.7%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{-b_2}}{a} \]
3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.

4. Final simplification 52.1%

   \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -4 \cdot 10^{-310}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-0.5 \cdot c}{b_2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b_2}{a}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 6: 68.6% accurate, 15.9× speedup

Math

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -4 \cdot 10^{-310}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-0.5 \cdot c}{b_2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b_2 \cdot -2}{a}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]

FPCore

(FPCore (a b_2 c)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= b_2 -4e-310) (/ (* -0.5 c) b_2) (/ (* b_2 -2.0) a)))

C

double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b_2 <= -4e-310) {
		tmp = (-0.5 * c) / b_2;
	} else {
		tmp = (b_2 * -2.0) / a;
	}
	return tmp;
}

Fortran

real(8) function code(a, b_2, c)
    real(8), intent (in) :: a
    real(8), intent (in) :: b_2
    real(8), intent (in) :: c
    real(8) :: tmp
    if (b_2 <= (-4d-310)) then
        tmp = ((-0.5d0) * c) / b_2
    else
        tmp = (b_2 * (-2.0d0)) / a
    end if
    code = tmp
end function

Java

public static double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b_2 <= -4e-310) {
		tmp = (-0.5 * c) / b_2;
	} else {
		tmp = (b_2 * -2.0) / a;
	}
	return tmp;
}

Python

def code(a, b_2, c):
	tmp = 0
	if b_2 <= -4e-310:
		tmp = (-0.5 * c) / b_2
	else:
		tmp = (b_2 * -2.0) / a
	return tmp

Julia

function code(a, b_2, c)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (b_2 <= -4e-310)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(-0.5 * c) / b_2);
	else
		tmp = Float64(Float64(b_2 * -2.0) / a);
	end
	return tmp
end

MATLAB

function tmp_2 = code(a, b_2, c)
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (b_2 <= -4e-310)
		tmp = (-0.5 * c) / b_2;
	else
		tmp = (b_2 * -2.0) / a;
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end

Wolfram

code[a_, b$95$2_, c_] := If[LessEqual[b$95$2, -4e-310], N[(N[(-0.5 * c), $MachinePrecision] / b$95$2), $MachinePrecision], N[(N[(b$95$2 * -2.0), $MachinePrecision] / a), $MachinePrecision]]

Derivation

1. Split input into 2 regimes

2. if b_2 < -3.999999999999988e-310

   1. Initial program 26.5%

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

   2. Taylor expanded in b_2 around -inf 73.2%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}} \]
   3. Step-by-step derivation

      1. associate-*r/ 73.2%

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

   4. Simplified 73.2%

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

   if -3.999999999999988e-310 < b_2

   1. Initial program 73.3%

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

   2. Taylor expanded in b_2 around inf 62.4%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{-2 \cdot b_2}}{a} \]
   3. Step-by-step derivation

      1. *-commutative 62.4%

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

   4. Simplified 62.4%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{b_2 \cdot -2}}{a} \]
3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.

4. Final simplification 68.3%

   \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -4 \cdot 10^{-310}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-0.5 \cdot c}{b_2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b_2 \cdot -2}{a}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 7: 23.8% accurate, 18.5× speedup

Math

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -3.2 \cdot 10^{-226}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{0}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b_2}{a}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]

FPCore

(FPCore (a b_2 c)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= b_2 -3.2e-226) (/ 0.0 a) (/ (- b_2) a)))

C

double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b_2 <= -3.2e-226) {
		tmp = 0.0 / a;
	} else {
		tmp = -b_2 / a;
	}
	return tmp;
}

Fortran

real(8) function code(a, b_2, c)
    real(8), intent (in) :: a
    real(8), intent (in) :: b_2
    real(8), intent (in) :: c
    real(8) :: tmp
    if (b_2 <= (-3.2d-226)) then
        tmp = 0.0d0 / a
    else
        tmp = -b_2 / a
    end if
    code = tmp
end function

Java

public static double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b_2 <= -3.2e-226) {
		tmp = 0.0 / a;
	} else {
		tmp = -b_2 / a;
	}
	return tmp;
}

Python

def code(a, b_2, c):
	tmp = 0
	if b_2 <= -3.2e-226:
		tmp = 0.0 / a
	else:
		tmp = -b_2 / a
	return tmp

Julia

function code(a, b_2, c)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (b_2 <= -3.2e-226)
		tmp = Float64(0.0 / a);
	else
		tmp = Float64(Float64(-b_2) / a);
	end
	return tmp
end

MATLAB

function tmp_2 = code(a, b_2, c)
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (b_2 <= -3.2e-226)
		tmp = 0.0 / a;
	else
		tmp = -b_2 / a;
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end

Wolfram

code[a_, b$95$2_, c_] := If[LessEqual[b$95$2, -3.2e-226], N[(0.0 / a), $MachinePrecision], N[((-b$95$2) / a), $MachinePrecision]]

Derivation

1. Split input into 2 regimes

2. if b_2 < -3.19999999999999982e-226

   1. Initial program 25.7%

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a} \]
   2. Step-by-step derivation

      1. add-sqr-sqrt 23.1%

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

      2. pow2 23.1%

         \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \color{blue}{{\left(\sqrt{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}\right)}^{2}}}{a} \]

      3. pow1/2 23.1%

         \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b_2\right) - {\left(\sqrt{\color{blue}{{\left(b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c\right)}^{0.5}}}\right)}^{2}}{a} \]

      4. sqrt-pow1 23.2%

         \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b_2\right) - {\color{blue}{\left({\left(b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c\right)}^{\left(\frac{0.5}{2}\right)}\right)}}^{2}}{a} \]

      5. metadata-eval 23.2%

         \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b_2\right) - {\left({\left(b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c\right)}^{\color{blue}{0.25}}\right)}^{2}}{a} \]

   3. Applied egg-rr 23.2%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \color{blue}{{\left({\left(b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c\right)}^{0.25}\right)}^{2}}}{a} \]

   4. Taylor expanded in b_2 around -inf 19.3%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{-1 \cdot b_2 + b_2}}{a} \]
   5. Step-by-step derivation

      1. distribute-lft1-in 19.3%

         \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\left(-1 + 1\right) \cdot b_2}}{a} \]

      2. metadata-eval 19.3%

         \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{0} \cdot b_2}{a} \]

      3. mul0-lft 19.3%

         \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{0}}{a} \]

   6. Simplified 19.3%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{0}}{a} \]

   if -3.19999999999999982e-226 < b_2

   1. Initial program 71.1%

      \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a} \]
   2. Step-by-step derivation

      1. add-sqr-sqrt 70.9%

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

      2. pow2 70.9%

         \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \color{blue}{{\left(\sqrt{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}\right)}^{2}}}{a} \]

      3. pow1/2 70.9%

         \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b_2\right) - {\left(\sqrt{\color{blue}{{\left(b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c\right)}^{0.5}}}\right)}^{2}}{a} \]

      4. sqrt-pow1 70.9%

         \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b_2\right) - {\color{blue}{\left({\left(b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c\right)}^{\left(\frac{0.5}{2}\right)}\right)}}^{2}}{a} \]

      5. metadata-eval 70.9%

         \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b_2\right) - {\left({\left(b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c\right)}^{\color{blue}{0.25}}\right)}^{2}}{a} \]

   3. Applied egg-rr 70.9%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \color{blue}{{\left({\left(b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c\right)}^{0.25}\right)}^{2}}}{a} \]

   4. Taylor expanded in b_2 around inf 25.2%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{-1 \cdot b_2}}{a} \]
   5. Step-by-step derivation

      1. mul-1-neg 25.2%

         \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{-b_2}}{a} \]

   6. Simplified 25.2%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{-b_2}}{a} \]
3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.

4. Final simplification 22.2%

   \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -3.2 \cdot 10^{-226}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{0}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b_2}{a}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 8: 11.2% accurate, 37.3× speedup

Math

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \frac{0}{a} \end{array} \]

FPCore

(FPCore (a b_2 c) :precision binary64 (/ 0.0 a))

C

double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	return 0.0 / a;
}

Fortran

real(8) function code(a, b_2, c)
    real(8), intent (in) :: a
    real(8), intent (in) :: b_2
    real(8), intent (in) :: c
    code = 0.0d0 / a
end function

Java

public static double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	return 0.0 / a;
}

Python

def code(a, b_2, c):
	return 0.0 / a

Julia

function code(a, b_2, c)
	return Float64(0.0 / a)
end

MATLAB

function tmp = code(a, b_2, c)
	tmp = 0.0 / a;
end

Wolfram

code[a_, b$95$2_, c_] := N[(0.0 / a), $MachinePrecision]

Derivation

1. Initial program 47.7%

   \[\frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}{a} \]
2. Step-by-step derivation

   1. add-sqr-sqrt 46.3%

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

   2. pow2 46.3%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \color{blue}{{\left(\sqrt{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c}}\right)}^{2}}}{a} \]

   3. pow1/2 46.3%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b_2\right) - {\left(\sqrt{\color{blue}{{\left(b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c\right)}^{0.5}}}\right)}^{2}}{a} \]

   4. sqrt-pow1 46.3%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b_2\right) - {\color{blue}{\left({\left(b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c\right)}^{\left(\frac{0.5}{2}\right)}\right)}}^{2}}{a} \]

   5. metadata-eval 46.3%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b_2\right) - {\left({\left(b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c\right)}^{\color{blue}{0.25}}\right)}^{2}}{a} \]

3. Applied egg-rr 46.3%

   \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b_2\right) - \color{blue}{{\left({\left(b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c\right)}^{0.25}\right)}^{2}}}{a} \]

4. Taylor expanded in b_2 around -inf 11.3%

   \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{-1 \cdot b_2 + b_2}}{a} \]
5. Step-by-step derivation

   1. distribute-lft1-in 11.3%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\left(-1 + 1\right) \cdot b_2}}{a} \]

   2. metadata-eval 11.3%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{0} \cdot b_2}{a} \]

   3. mul0-lft 11.3%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{0}}{a} \]

6. Simplified 11.3%

   \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{0}}{a} \]

7. Final simplification 11.3%

   \[\leadsto \frac{0}{a} \]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2023242 
(FPCore (a b_2 c)
  :name "quad2m (problem 3.2.1, negative)"
  :precision binary64
  (/ (- (- b_2) (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* a c)))) a))