quad2p (problem 3.2.1, positive)

Percentage Accurate: 52.3% → 85.6%

Time: 7.8s

Alternatives: 5

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: 52.3% 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: 85.6% accurate, 1.0× speedup

Math

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -3 \cdot 10^{+138}:\\ \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a} + 0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 1.5 \cdot 10^{-99}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b_2} \cdot -0.5\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]

FPCore

(FPCore (a b_2 c)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= b_2 -3e+138)
   (+ (* -2.0 (/ b_2 a)) (* 0.5 (/ c b_2)))
   (if (<= b_2 1.5e-99)
     (/ (- (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* a c))) b_2) a)
     (* (/ c b_2) -0.5))))

C

double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b_2 <= -3e+138) {
		tmp = (-2.0 * (b_2 / a)) + (0.5 * (c / b_2));
	} else if (b_2 <= 1.5e-99) {
		tmp = (sqrt(((b_2 * b_2) - (a * c))) - b_2) / a;
	} else {
		tmp = (c / b_2) * -0.5;
	}
	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+138)) then
        tmp = ((-2.0d0) * (b_2 / a)) + (0.5d0 * (c / b_2))
    else if (b_2 <= 1.5d-99) then
        tmp = (sqrt(((b_2 * b_2) - (a * c))) - b_2) / a
    else
        tmp = (c / b_2) * (-0.5d0)
    end if
    code = tmp
end function

Java

public static double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b_2 <= -3e+138) {
		tmp = (-2.0 * (b_2 / a)) + (0.5 * (c / b_2));
	} else if (b_2 <= 1.5e-99) {
		tmp = (Math.sqrt(((b_2 * b_2) - (a * c))) - b_2) / a;
	} else {
		tmp = (c / b_2) * -0.5;
	}
	return tmp;
}

Python

def code(a, b_2, c):
	tmp = 0
	if b_2 <= -3e+138:
		tmp = (-2.0 * (b_2 / a)) + (0.5 * (c / b_2))
	elif b_2 <= 1.5e-99:
		tmp = (math.sqrt(((b_2 * b_2) - (a * c))) - b_2) / a
	else:
		tmp = (c / b_2) * -0.5
	return tmp

Julia

function code(a, b_2, c)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (b_2 <= -3e+138)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(-2.0 * Float64(b_2 / a)) + Float64(0.5 * Float64(c / b_2)));
	elseif (b_2 <= 1.5e-99)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(sqrt(Float64(Float64(b_2 * b_2) - Float64(a * c))) - b_2) / a);
	else
		tmp = Float64(Float64(c / b_2) * -0.5);
	end
	return tmp
end

MATLAB

function tmp_2 = code(a, b_2, c)
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (b_2 <= -3e+138)
		tmp = (-2.0 * (b_2 / a)) + (0.5 * (c / b_2));
	elseif (b_2 <= 1.5e-99)
		tmp = (sqrt(((b_2 * b_2) - (a * c))) - b_2) / a;
	else
		tmp = (c / b_2) * -0.5;
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end

Wolfram

code[a_, b$95$2_, c_] := If[LessEqual[b$95$2, -3e+138], N[(N[(-2.0 * N[(b$95$2 / a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(0.5 * N[(c / b$95$2), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], If[LessEqual[b$95$2, 1.5e-99], N[(N[(N[Sqrt[N[(N[(b$95$2 * b$95$2), $MachinePrecision] - N[(a * c), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] - b$95$2), $MachinePrecision] / a), $MachinePrecision], N[(N[(c / b$95$2), $MachinePrecision] * -0.5), $MachinePrecision]]]

Derivation

1. Split input into 3 regimes

2. if b_2 < -3.0000000000000001e138

   1. Initial program 34.3%

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

      1. +-commutative 34.3%

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

      2. unsub-neg 34.3%

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

   3. Simplified 34.3%

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

   4. Taylor expanded in b_2 around -inf 89.1%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a} + 0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}} \]

   if -3.0000000000000001e138 < b_2 < 1.50000000000000003e-99

   1. Initial program 85.3%

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

      1. +-commutative 85.3%

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

      2. unsub-neg 85.3%

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

   3. Simplified 85.3%

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

   if 1.50000000000000003e-99 < b_2

   1. Initial program 21.0%

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

      1. +-commutative 21.0%

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

      2. unsub-neg 21.0%

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

   3. Simplified 21.0%

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

   4. Taylor expanded in b_2 around inf 85.3%

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

4. Final simplification 85.9%

   \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -3 \cdot 10^{+138}:\\ \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a} + 0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 1.5 \cdot 10^{-99}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b_2 \cdot b_2 - a \cdot c} - b_2}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b_2} \cdot -0.5\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 2: 80.9% accurate, 1.0× speedup

Math

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -4.3 \cdot 10^{-92}:\\ \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a} + 0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 9.5 \cdot 10^{-100}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{c \cdot \left(-a\right)} - b_2}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b_2} \cdot -0.5\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]

FPCore

(FPCore (a b_2 c)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= b_2 -4.3e-92)
   (+ (* -2.0 (/ b_2 a)) (* 0.5 (/ c b_2)))
   (if (<= b_2 9.5e-100) (/ (- (sqrt (* c (- a))) b_2) a) (* (/ c b_2) -0.5))))

C

double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b_2 <= -4.3e-92) {
		tmp = (-2.0 * (b_2 / a)) + (0.5 * (c / b_2));
	} else if (b_2 <= 9.5e-100) {
		tmp = (sqrt((c * -a)) - b_2) / a;
	} else {
		tmp = (c / b_2) * -0.5;
	}
	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 <= (-4.3d-92)) then
        tmp = ((-2.0d0) * (b_2 / a)) + (0.5d0 * (c / b_2))
    else if (b_2 <= 9.5d-100) then
        tmp = (sqrt((c * -a)) - b_2) / a
    else
        tmp = (c / b_2) * (-0.5d0)
    end if
    code = tmp
end function

Java

public static double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b_2 <= -4.3e-92) {
		tmp = (-2.0 * (b_2 / a)) + (0.5 * (c / b_2));
	} else if (b_2 <= 9.5e-100) {
		tmp = (Math.sqrt((c * -a)) - b_2) / a;
	} else {
		tmp = (c / b_2) * -0.5;
	}
	return tmp;
}

Python

def code(a, b_2, c):
	tmp = 0
	if b_2 <= -4.3e-92:
		tmp = (-2.0 * (b_2 / a)) + (0.5 * (c / b_2))
	elif b_2 <= 9.5e-100:
		tmp = (math.sqrt((c * -a)) - b_2) / a
	else:
		tmp = (c / b_2) * -0.5
	return tmp

Julia

function code(a, b_2, c)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (b_2 <= -4.3e-92)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(-2.0 * Float64(b_2 / a)) + Float64(0.5 * Float64(c / b_2)));
	elseif (b_2 <= 9.5e-100)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(sqrt(Float64(c * Float64(-a))) - b_2) / a);
	else
		tmp = Float64(Float64(c / b_2) * -0.5);
	end
	return tmp
end

MATLAB

function tmp_2 = code(a, b_2, c)
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (b_2 <= -4.3e-92)
		tmp = (-2.0 * (b_2 / a)) + (0.5 * (c / b_2));
	elseif (b_2 <= 9.5e-100)
		tmp = (sqrt((c * -a)) - b_2) / a;
	else
		tmp = (c / b_2) * -0.5;
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end

Wolfram

code[a_, b$95$2_, c_] := If[LessEqual[b$95$2, -4.3e-92], N[(N[(-2.0 * N[(b$95$2 / a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(0.5 * N[(c / b$95$2), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], If[LessEqual[b$95$2, 9.5e-100], N[(N[(N[Sqrt[N[(c * (-a)), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] - b$95$2), $MachinePrecision] / a), $MachinePrecision], N[(N[(c / b$95$2), $MachinePrecision] * -0.5), $MachinePrecision]]]

Derivation

1. Split input into 3 regimes

2. if b_2 < -4.30000000000000014e-92

   1. Initial program 66.1%

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

      1. +-commutative 66.1%

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

      2. unsub-neg 66.1%

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

   3. Simplified 66.1%

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

   4. Taylor expanded in b_2 around -inf 83.6%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a} + 0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}} \]

   if -4.30000000000000014e-92 < b_2 < 9.4999999999999992e-100

   1. Initial program 79.2%

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

      1. +-commutative 79.2%

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

      2. unsub-neg 79.2%

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

   3. Simplified 79.2%

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

   4. Taylor expanded in b_2 around 0 73.8%

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

      1. mul-1-neg 73.8%

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

      2. distribute-rgt-neg-out 73.8%

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

   6. Simplified 73.8%

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

   if 9.4999999999999992e-100 < b_2

   1. Initial program 21.0%

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

      1. +-commutative 21.0%

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

      2. unsub-neg 21.0%

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

   3. Simplified 21.0%

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

   4. Taylor expanded in b_2 around inf 85.3%

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

4. Final simplification 81.2%

   \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -4.3 \cdot 10^{-92}:\\ \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a} + 0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b_2 \leq 9.5 \cdot 10^{-100}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{c \cdot \left(-a\right)} - b_2}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b_2} \cdot -0.5\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 3: 68.0% accurate, 8.6× speedup

Math

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -1 \cdot 10^{-310}:\\ \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a} + 0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b_2} \cdot -0.5\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]

FPCore

(FPCore (a b_2 c)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= b_2 -1e-310)
   (+ (* -2.0 (/ b_2 a)) (* 0.5 (/ c b_2)))
   (* (/ c b_2) -0.5)))

C

double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b_2 <= -1e-310) {
		tmp = (-2.0 * (b_2 / a)) + (0.5 * (c / b_2));
	} else {
		tmp = (c / b_2) * -0.5;
	}
	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 <= (-1d-310)) then
        tmp = ((-2.0d0) * (b_2 / a)) + (0.5d0 * (c / b_2))
    else
        tmp = (c / b_2) * (-0.5d0)
    end if
    code = tmp
end function

Java

public static double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b_2 <= -1e-310) {
		tmp = (-2.0 * (b_2 / a)) + (0.5 * (c / b_2));
	} else {
		tmp = (c / b_2) * -0.5;
	}
	return tmp;
}

Python

def code(a, b_2, c):
	tmp = 0
	if b_2 <= -1e-310:
		tmp = (-2.0 * (b_2 / a)) + (0.5 * (c / b_2))
	else:
		tmp = (c / b_2) * -0.5
	return tmp

Julia

function code(a, b_2, c)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (b_2 <= -1e-310)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(-2.0 * Float64(b_2 / a)) + Float64(0.5 * Float64(c / b_2)));
	else
		tmp = Float64(Float64(c / b_2) * -0.5);
	end
	return tmp
end

MATLAB

function tmp_2 = code(a, b_2, c)
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (b_2 <= -1e-310)
		tmp = (-2.0 * (b_2 / a)) + (0.5 * (c / b_2));
	else
		tmp = (c / b_2) * -0.5;
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end

Wolfram

code[a_, b$95$2_, c_] := If[LessEqual[b$95$2, -1e-310], N[(N[(-2.0 * N[(b$95$2 / a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(0.5 * N[(c / b$95$2), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(N[(c / b$95$2), $MachinePrecision] * -0.5), $MachinePrecision]]

Derivation

1. Split input into 2 regimes

2. if b_2 < -9.999999999999969e-311

   1. Initial program 70.5%

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

      1. +-commutative 70.5%

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

      2. unsub-neg 70.5%

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

   3. Simplified 70.5%

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

   4. Taylor expanded in b_2 around -inf 64.5%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a} + 0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}} \]

   if -9.999999999999969e-311 < b_2

   1. Initial program 37.9%

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

      1. +-commutative 37.9%

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

      2. unsub-neg 37.9%

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

   3. Simplified 37.9%

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

   4. Taylor expanded in b_2 around inf 63.4%

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

4. Final simplification 64.0%

   \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq -1 \cdot 10^{-310}:\\ \;\;\;\;-2 \cdot \frac{b_2}{a} + 0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b_2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b_2} \cdot -0.5\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 4: 67.8% accurate, 15.9× speedup

Math

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq 6.5 \cdot 10^{-296}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b_2 \cdot -2}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b_2} \cdot -0.5\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]

FPCore

(FPCore (a b_2 c)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= b_2 6.5e-296) (/ (* b_2 -2.0) a) (* (/ c b_2) -0.5)))

C

double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b_2 <= 6.5e-296) {
		tmp = (b_2 * -2.0) / a;
	} else {
		tmp = (c / b_2) * -0.5;
	}
	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 <= 6.5d-296) then
        tmp = (b_2 * (-2.0d0)) / a
    else
        tmp = (c / b_2) * (-0.5d0)
    end if
    code = tmp
end function

Java

public static double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b_2 <= 6.5e-296) {
		tmp = (b_2 * -2.0) / a;
	} else {
		tmp = (c / b_2) * -0.5;
	}
	return tmp;
}

Python

def code(a, b_2, c):
	tmp = 0
	if b_2 <= 6.5e-296:
		tmp = (b_2 * -2.0) / a
	else:
		tmp = (c / b_2) * -0.5
	return tmp

Julia

function code(a, b_2, c)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (b_2 <= 6.5e-296)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(b_2 * -2.0) / a);
	else
		tmp = Float64(Float64(c / b_2) * -0.5);
	end
	return tmp
end

MATLAB

function tmp_2 = code(a, b_2, c)
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (b_2 <= 6.5e-296)
		tmp = (b_2 * -2.0) / a;
	else
		tmp = (c / b_2) * -0.5;
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end

Wolfram

code[a_, b$95$2_, c_] := If[LessEqual[b$95$2, 6.5e-296], N[(N[(b$95$2 * -2.0), $MachinePrecision] / a), $MachinePrecision], N[(N[(c / b$95$2), $MachinePrecision] * -0.5), $MachinePrecision]]

Derivation

1. Split input into 2 regimes

2. if b_2 < 6.49999999999999963e-296

   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. +-commutative 71.1%

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

      2. unsub-neg 71.1%

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

   3. Simplified 71.1%

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

   4. Taylor expanded in b_2 around -inf 62.9%

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

      1. *-commutative 62.9%

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

   6. Simplified 62.9%

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

   if 6.49999999999999963e-296 < b_2

   1. Initial program 36.3%

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

      1. +-commutative 36.3%

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

      2. unsub-neg 36.3%

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

   3. Simplified 36.3%

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

   4. Taylor expanded in b_2 around inf 65.0%

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

4. Final simplification 63.9%

   \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b_2 \leq 6.5 \cdot 10^{-296}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b_2 \cdot -2}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b_2} \cdot -0.5\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 5: 34.7% accurate, 22.4× speedup

Math

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \frac{c}{b_2} \cdot -0.5 \end{array} \]

FPCore

(FPCore (a b_2 c) :precision binary64 (* (/ c b_2) -0.5))

C

double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	return (c / b_2) * -0.5;
}

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 = (c / b_2) * (-0.5d0)
end function

Java

public static double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	return (c / b_2) * -0.5;
}

Python

def code(a, b_2, c):
	return (c / b_2) * -0.5

Julia

function code(a, b_2, c)
	return Float64(Float64(c / b_2) * -0.5)
end

MATLAB

function tmp = code(a, b_2, c)
	tmp = (c / b_2) * -0.5;
end

Wolfram

code[a_, b$95$2_, c_] := N[(N[(c / b$95$2), $MachinePrecision] * -0.5), $MachinePrecision]

Derivation

1. Initial program 55.2%

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

   1. +-commutative 55.2%

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

   2. unsub-neg 55.2%

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

3. Simplified 55.2%

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

4. Taylor expanded in b_2 around inf 30.8%

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

5. Final simplification 30.8%

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

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2023273 
(FPCore (a b_2 c)
  :name "quad2p (problem 3.2.1, positive)"
  :precision binary64
  (/ (+ (- b_2) (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* a c)))) a))