ENA, Section 1.4, Exercise 4d

Percentage Accurate: 61.7% → 99.2%
Time: 9.9s
Alternatives: 8
Speedup: 1.0×

Specification

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\[\left(0 \leq x \land x \leq 1000000000\right) \land \left(-1 \leq \varepsilon \land \varepsilon \leq 1\right)\]
\[\begin{array}{l} \\ x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (x eps) :precision binary64 (- x (sqrt (- (* x x) eps))))
double code(double x, double eps) {
	return x - sqrt(((x * x) - eps));
}
real(8) function code(x, eps)
    real(8), intent (in) :: x
    real(8), intent (in) :: eps
    code = x - sqrt(((x * x) - eps))
end function
public static double code(double x, double eps) {
	return x - Math.sqrt(((x * x) - eps));
}
def code(x, eps):
	return x - math.sqrt(((x * x) - eps))
function code(x, eps)
	return Float64(x - sqrt(Float64(Float64(x * x) - eps)))
end
function tmp = code(x, eps)
	tmp = x - sqrt(((x * x) - eps));
end
code[x_, eps_] := N[(x - N[Sqrt[N[(N[(x * x), $MachinePrecision] - eps), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}
\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 8 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: 61.7% accurate, 1.0× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (x eps) :precision binary64 (- x (sqrt (- (* x x) eps))))
double code(double x, double eps) {
	return x - sqrt(((x * x) - eps));
}
real(8) function code(x, eps)
    real(8), intent (in) :: x
    real(8), intent (in) :: eps
    code = x - sqrt(((x * x) - eps))
end function
public static double code(double x, double eps) {
	return x - Math.sqrt(((x * x) - eps));
}
def code(x, eps):
	return x - math.sqrt(((x * x) - eps))
function code(x, eps)
	return Float64(x - sqrt(Float64(Float64(x * x) - eps)))
end
function tmp = code(x, eps)
	tmp = x - sqrt(((x * x) - eps));
end
code[x_, eps_] := N[(x - N[Sqrt[N[(N[(x * x), $MachinePrecision] - eps), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}
\end{array}

Alternative 1: 99.2% accurate, 0.3× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \leq -2 \cdot 10^{-154}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\varepsilon}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\varepsilon}{x + \left(x + -0.5 \cdot \frac{\varepsilon}{x}\right)}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (x eps)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= (- x (sqrt (- (* x x) eps))) -2e-154)
   (/ eps (+ x (hypot x (sqrt (- eps)))))
   (/ eps (+ x (+ x (* -0.5 (/ eps x)))))))
double code(double x, double eps) {
	double tmp;
	if ((x - sqrt(((x * x) - eps))) <= -2e-154) {
		tmp = eps / (x + hypot(x, sqrt(-eps)));
	} else {
		tmp = eps / (x + (x + (-0.5 * (eps / x))));
	}
	return tmp;
}
public static double code(double x, double eps) {
	double tmp;
	if ((x - Math.sqrt(((x * x) - eps))) <= -2e-154) {
		tmp = eps / (x + Math.hypot(x, Math.sqrt(-eps)));
	} else {
		tmp = eps / (x + (x + (-0.5 * (eps / x))));
	}
	return tmp;
}
def code(x, eps):
	tmp = 0
	if (x - math.sqrt(((x * x) - eps))) <= -2e-154:
		tmp = eps / (x + math.hypot(x, math.sqrt(-eps)))
	else:
		tmp = eps / (x + (x + (-0.5 * (eps / x))))
	return tmp
function code(x, eps)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (Float64(x - sqrt(Float64(Float64(x * x) - eps))) <= -2e-154)
		tmp = Float64(eps / Float64(x + hypot(x, sqrt(Float64(-eps)))));
	else
		tmp = Float64(eps / Float64(x + Float64(x + Float64(-0.5 * Float64(eps / x)))));
	end
	return tmp
end
function tmp_2 = code(x, eps)
	tmp = 0.0;
	if ((x - sqrt(((x * x) - eps))) <= -2e-154)
		tmp = eps / (x + hypot(x, sqrt(-eps)));
	else
		tmp = eps / (x + (x + (-0.5 * (eps / x))));
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
code[x_, eps_] := If[LessEqual[N[(x - N[Sqrt[N[(N[(x * x), $MachinePrecision] - eps), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], -2e-154], N[(eps / N[(x + N[Sqrt[x ^ 2 + N[Sqrt[(-eps)], $MachinePrecision] ^ 2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(eps / N[(x + N[(x + N[(-0.5 * N[(eps / x), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \leq -2 \cdot 10^{-154}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\varepsilon}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\varepsilon}{x + \left(x + -0.5 \cdot \frac{\varepsilon}{x}\right)}\\


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 2 regimes
  2. if (-.f64 x (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 x x) eps))) < -1.9999999999999999e-154

    1. Initial program 98.2%

      \[x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. flip--98.0%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{x \cdot x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \cdot \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}}} \]
      2. div-inv97.9%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(x \cdot x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \cdot \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}}} \]
      3. add-sqr-sqrt97.5%

        \[\leadsto \left(x \cdot x - \color{blue}{\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}} \]
      4. sub-neg97.5%

        \[\leadsto \left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \sqrt{\color{blue}{x \cdot x + \left(-\varepsilon\right)}}} \]
      5. add-sqr-sqrt97.5%

        \[\leadsto \left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x + \color{blue}{\sqrt{-\varepsilon} \cdot \sqrt{-\varepsilon}}}} \]
      6. hypot-def97.5%

        \[\leadsto \left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \color{blue}{\mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)}} \]
    3. Applied egg-rr97.5%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)}} \]
    4. Step-by-step derivation
      1. associate-*r/97.6%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot 1}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)}} \]
      2. *-rgt-identity97.6%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)} \]
      3. associate--r-99.2%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\left(x \cdot x - x \cdot x\right) + \varepsilon}}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)} \]
      4. +-inverses99.2%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{0} + \varepsilon}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)} \]
      5. +-lft-identity99.2%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\varepsilon}}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)} \]
    5. Simplified99.2%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\varepsilon}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)}} \]

    if -1.9999999999999999e-154 < (-.f64 x (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 x x) eps)))

    1. Initial program 8.8%

      \[x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. flip--8.8%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{x \cdot x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \cdot \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}}} \]
      2. div-inv8.8%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(x \cdot x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \cdot \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}}} \]
      3. add-sqr-sqrt8.8%

        \[\leadsto \left(x \cdot x - \color{blue}{\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}} \]
      4. sub-neg8.8%

        \[\leadsto \left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \sqrt{\color{blue}{x \cdot x + \left(-\varepsilon\right)}}} \]
      5. add-sqr-sqrt3.1%

        \[\leadsto \left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x + \color{blue}{\sqrt{-\varepsilon} \cdot \sqrt{-\varepsilon}}}} \]
      6. hypot-def3.1%

        \[\leadsto \left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \color{blue}{\mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)}} \]
    3. Applied egg-rr3.1%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)}} \]
    4. Step-by-step derivation
      1. associate-*r/3.1%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot 1}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)}} \]
      2. *-rgt-identity3.1%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)} \]
      3. associate--r-57.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\left(x \cdot x - x \cdot x\right) + \varepsilon}}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)} \]
      4. +-inverses57.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{0} + \varepsilon}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)} \]
      5. +-lft-identity57.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\varepsilon}}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)} \]
    5. Simplified57.0%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\varepsilon}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)}} \]
    6. Taylor expanded in x around inf 0.0%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \color{blue}{\left(0.5 \cdot \frac{\varepsilon \cdot {\left(\sqrt{-1}\right)}^{2}}{x} + x\right)}} \]
    7. Step-by-step derivation
      1. fma-def0.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(0.5, \frac{\varepsilon \cdot {\left(\sqrt{-1}\right)}^{2}}{x}, x\right)}} \]
      2. *-commutative0.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \mathsf{fma}\left(0.5, \frac{\color{blue}{{\left(\sqrt{-1}\right)}^{2} \cdot \varepsilon}}{x}, x\right)} \]
      3. unpow20.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \mathsf{fma}\left(0.5, \frac{\color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{-1} \cdot \sqrt{-1}\right)} \cdot \varepsilon}{x}, x\right)} \]
      4. rem-square-sqrt98.6%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \mathsf{fma}\left(0.5, \frac{\color{blue}{-1} \cdot \varepsilon}{x}, x\right)} \]
      5. neg-mul-198.6%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \mathsf{fma}\left(0.5, \frac{\color{blue}{-\varepsilon}}{x}, x\right)} \]
    8. Simplified98.6%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(0.5, \frac{-\varepsilon}{x}, x\right)}} \]
    9. Taylor expanded in eps around 0 98.6%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \color{blue}{\left(-0.5 \cdot \frac{\varepsilon}{x} + x\right)}} \]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification99.0%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \leq -2 \cdot 10^{-154}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\varepsilon}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\varepsilon}{x + \left(x + -0.5 \cdot \frac{\varepsilon}{x}\right)}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 2: 99.0% accurate, 0.3× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \leq -2 \cdot 10^{-154}:\\ \;\;\;\;x - \mathsf{hypot}\left(\sqrt{-\varepsilon}, x\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\varepsilon}{x + \left(x + -0.5 \cdot \frac{\varepsilon}{x}\right)}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (x eps)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= (- x (sqrt (- (* x x) eps))) -2e-154)
   (- x (hypot (sqrt (- eps)) x))
   (/ eps (+ x (+ x (* -0.5 (/ eps x)))))))
double code(double x, double eps) {
	double tmp;
	if ((x - sqrt(((x * x) - eps))) <= -2e-154) {
		tmp = x - hypot(sqrt(-eps), x);
	} else {
		tmp = eps / (x + (x + (-0.5 * (eps / x))));
	}
	return tmp;
}
public static double code(double x, double eps) {
	double tmp;
	if ((x - Math.sqrt(((x * x) - eps))) <= -2e-154) {
		tmp = x - Math.hypot(Math.sqrt(-eps), x);
	} else {
		tmp = eps / (x + (x + (-0.5 * (eps / x))));
	}
	return tmp;
}
def code(x, eps):
	tmp = 0
	if (x - math.sqrt(((x * x) - eps))) <= -2e-154:
		tmp = x - math.hypot(math.sqrt(-eps), x)
	else:
		tmp = eps / (x + (x + (-0.5 * (eps / x))))
	return tmp
function code(x, eps)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (Float64(x - sqrt(Float64(Float64(x * x) - eps))) <= -2e-154)
		tmp = Float64(x - hypot(sqrt(Float64(-eps)), x));
	else
		tmp = Float64(eps / Float64(x + Float64(x + Float64(-0.5 * Float64(eps / x)))));
	end
	return tmp
end
function tmp_2 = code(x, eps)
	tmp = 0.0;
	if ((x - sqrt(((x * x) - eps))) <= -2e-154)
		tmp = x - hypot(sqrt(-eps), x);
	else
		tmp = eps / (x + (x + (-0.5 * (eps / x))));
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
code[x_, eps_] := If[LessEqual[N[(x - N[Sqrt[N[(N[(x * x), $MachinePrecision] - eps), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], -2e-154], N[(x - N[Sqrt[N[Sqrt[(-eps)], $MachinePrecision] ^ 2 + x ^ 2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(eps / N[(x + N[(x + N[(-0.5 * N[(eps / x), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \leq -2 \cdot 10^{-154}:\\
\;\;\;\;x - \mathsf{hypot}\left(\sqrt{-\varepsilon}, x\right)\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\varepsilon}{x + \left(x + -0.5 \cdot \frac{\varepsilon}{x}\right)}\\


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 2 regimes
  2. if (-.f64 x (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 x x) eps))) < -1.9999999999999999e-154

    1. Initial program 98.2%

      \[x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. sub-neg98.2%

        \[\leadsto x - \sqrt{\color{blue}{x \cdot x + \left(-\varepsilon\right)}} \]
      2. +-commutative98.2%

        \[\leadsto x - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-\varepsilon\right) + x \cdot x}} \]
      3. add-sqr-sqrt98.2%

        \[\leadsto x - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\sqrt{-\varepsilon} \cdot \sqrt{-\varepsilon}} + x \cdot x} \]
      4. hypot-def98.2%

        \[\leadsto x - \color{blue}{\mathsf{hypot}\left(\sqrt{-\varepsilon}, x\right)} \]
    3. Applied egg-rr98.2%

      \[\leadsto x - \color{blue}{\mathsf{hypot}\left(\sqrt{-\varepsilon}, x\right)} \]

    if -1.9999999999999999e-154 < (-.f64 x (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 x x) eps)))

    1. Initial program 8.8%

      \[x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. flip--8.8%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{x \cdot x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \cdot \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}}} \]
      2. div-inv8.8%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(x \cdot x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \cdot \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}}} \]
      3. add-sqr-sqrt8.8%

        \[\leadsto \left(x \cdot x - \color{blue}{\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}} \]
      4. sub-neg8.8%

        \[\leadsto \left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \sqrt{\color{blue}{x \cdot x + \left(-\varepsilon\right)}}} \]
      5. add-sqr-sqrt3.1%

        \[\leadsto \left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x + \color{blue}{\sqrt{-\varepsilon} \cdot \sqrt{-\varepsilon}}}} \]
      6. hypot-def3.1%

        \[\leadsto \left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \color{blue}{\mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)}} \]
    3. Applied egg-rr3.1%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)}} \]
    4. Step-by-step derivation
      1. associate-*r/3.1%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot 1}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)}} \]
      2. *-rgt-identity3.1%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)} \]
      3. associate--r-57.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\left(x \cdot x - x \cdot x\right) + \varepsilon}}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)} \]
      4. +-inverses57.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{0} + \varepsilon}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)} \]
      5. +-lft-identity57.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\varepsilon}}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)} \]
    5. Simplified57.0%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\varepsilon}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)}} \]
    6. Taylor expanded in x around inf 0.0%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \color{blue}{\left(0.5 \cdot \frac{\varepsilon \cdot {\left(\sqrt{-1}\right)}^{2}}{x} + x\right)}} \]
    7. Step-by-step derivation
      1. fma-def0.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(0.5, \frac{\varepsilon \cdot {\left(\sqrt{-1}\right)}^{2}}{x}, x\right)}} \]
      2. *-commutative0.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \mathsf{fma}\left(0.5, \frac{\color{blue}{{\left(\sqrt{-1}\right)}^{2} \cdot \varepsilon}}{x}, x\right)} \]
      3. unpow20.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \mathsf{fma}\left(0.5, \frac{\color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{-1} \cdot \sqrt{-1}\right)} \cdot \varepsilon}{x}, x\right)} \]
      4. rem-square-sqrt98.6%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \mathsf{fma}\left(0.5, \frac{\color{blue}{-1} \cdot \varepsilon}{x}, x\right)} \]
      5. neg-mul-198.6%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \mathsf{fma}\left(0.5, \frac{\color{blue}{-\varepsilon}}{x}, x\right)} \]
    8. Simplified98.6%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(0.5, \frac{-\varepsilon}{x}, x\right)}} \]
    9. Taylor expanded in eps around 0 98.6%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \color{blue}{\left(-0.5 \cdot \frac{\varepsilon}{x} + x\right)}} \]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification98.3%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \leq -2 \cdot 10^{-154}:\\ \;\;\;\;x - \mathsf{hypot}\left(\sqrt{-\varepsilon}, x\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\varepsilon}{x + \left(x + -0.5 \cdot \frac{\varepsilon}{x}\right)}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 3: 99.0% accurate, 0.5× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} t_0 := x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}\\ \mathbf{if}\;t_0 \leq -2 \cdot 10^{-154}:\\ \;\;\;\;t_0\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\varepsilon}{x + \left(x + -0.5 \cdot \frac{\varepsilon}{x}\right)}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (x eps)
 :precision binary64
 (let* ((t_0 (- x (sqrt (- (* x x) eps)))))
   (if (<= t_0 -2e-154) t_0 (/ eps (+ x (+ x (* -0.5 (/ eps x))))))))
double code(double x, double eps) {
	double t_0 = x - sqrt(((x * x) - eps));
	double tmp;
	if (t_0 <= -2e-154) {
		tmp = t_0;
	} else {
		tmp = eps / (x + (x + (-0.5 * (eps / x))));
	}
	return tmp;
}
real(8) function code(x, eps)
    real(8), intent (in) :: x
    real(8), intent (in) :: eps
    real(8) :: t_0
    real(8) :: tmp
    t_0 = x - sqrt(((x * x) - eps))
    if (t_0 <= (-2d-154)) then
        tmp = t_0
    else
        tmp = eps / (x + (x + ((-0.5d0) * (eps / x))))
    end if
    code = tmp
end function
public static double code(double x, double eps) {
	double t_0 = x - Math.sqrt(((x * x) - eps));
	double tmp;
	if (t_0 <= -2e-154) {
		tmp = t_0;
	} else {
		tmp = eps / (x + (x + (-0.5 * (eps / x))));
	}
	return tmp;
}
def code(x, eps):
	t_0 = x - math.sqrt(((x * x) - eps))
	tmp = 0
	if t_0 <= -2e-154:
		tmp = t_0
	else:
		tmp = eps / (x + (x + (-0.5 * (eps / x))))
	return tmp
function code(x, eps)
	t_0 = Float64(x - sqrt(Float64(Float64(x * x) - eps)))
	tmp = 0.0
	if (t_0 <= -2e-154)
		tmp = t_0;
	else
		tmp = Float64(eps / Float64(x + Float64(x + Float64(-0.5 * Float64(eps / x)))));
	end
	return tmp
end
function tmp_2 = code(x, eps)
	t_0 = x - sqrt(((x * x) - eps));
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (t_0 <= -2e-154)
		tmp = t_0;
	else
		tmp = eps / (x + (x + (-0.5 * (eps / x))));
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
code[x_, eps_] := Block[{t$95$0 = N[(x - N[Sqrt[N[(N[(x * x), $MachinePrecision] - eps), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]}, If[LessEqual[t$95$0, -2e-154], t$95$0, N[(eps / N[(x + N[(x + N[(-0.5 * N[(eps / x), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\begin{array}{l}
t_0 := x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}\\
\mathbf{if}\;t_0 \leq -2 \cdot 10^{-154}:\\
\;\;\;\;t_0\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\varepsilon}{x + \left(x + -0.5 \cdot \frac{\varepsilon}{x}\right)}\\


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 2 regimes
  2. if (-.f64 x (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 x x) eps))) < -1.9999999999999999e-154

    1. Initial program 98.2%

      \[x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \]

    if -1.9999999999999999e-154 < (-.f64 x (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 x x) eps)))

    1. Initial program 8.8%

      \[x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. flip--8.8%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{x \cdot x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \cdot \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}}} \]
      2. div-inv8.8%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(x \cdot x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \cdot \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}}} \]
      3. add-sqr-sqrt8.8%

        \[\leadsto \left(x \cdot x - \color{blue}{\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}} \]
      4. sub-neg8.8%

        \[\leadsto \left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \sqrt{\color{blue}{x \cdot x + \left(-\varepsilon\right)}}} \]
      5. add-sqr-sqrt3.1%

        \[\leadsto \left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x + \color{blue}{\sqrt{-\varepsilon} \cdot \sqrt{-\varepsilon}}}} \]
      6. hypot-def3.1%

        \[\leadsto \left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \color{blue}{\mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)}} \]
    3. Applied egg-rr3.1%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)}} \]
    4. Step-by-step derivation
      1. associate-*r/3.1%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot 1}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)}} \]
      2. *-rgt-identity3.1%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)} \]
      3. associate--r-57.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\left(x \cdot x - x \cdot x\right) + \varepsilon}}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)} \]
      4. +-inverses57.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{0} + \varepsilon}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)} \]
      5. +-lft-identity57.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\varepsilon}}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)} \]
    5. Simplified57.0%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\varepsilon}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)}} \]
    6. Taylor expanded in x around inf 0.0%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \color{blue}{\left(0.5 \cdot \frac{\varepsilon \cdot {\left(\sqrt{-1}\right)}^{2}}{x} + x\right)}} \]
    7. Step-by-step derivation
      1. fma-def0.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(0.5, \frac{\varepsilon \cdot {\left(\sqrt{-1}\right)}^{2}}{x}, x\right)}} \]
      2. *-commutative0.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \mathsf{fma}\left(0.5, \frac{\color{blue}{{\left(\sqrt{-1}\right)}^{2} \cdot \varepsilon}}{x}, x\right)} \]
      3. unpow20.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \mathsf{fma}\left(0.5, \frac{\color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{-1} \cdot \sqrt{-1}\right)} \cdot \varepsilon}{x}, x\right)} \]
      4. rem-square-sqrt98.6%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \mathsf{fma}\left(0.5, \frac{\color{blue}{-1} \cdot \varepsilon}{x}, x\right)} \]
      5. neg-mul-198.6%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \mathsf{fma}\left(0.5, \frac{\color{blue}{-\varepsilon}}{x}, x\right)} \]
    8. Simplified98.6%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(0.5, \frac{-\varepsilon}{x}, x\right)}} \]
    9. Taylor expanded in eps around 0 98.6%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \color{blue}{\left(-0.5 \cdot \frac{\varepsilon}{x} + x\right)}} \]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification98.3%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \leq -2 \cdot 10^{-154}:\\ \;\;\;\;x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\varepsilon}{x + \left(x + -0.5 \cdot \frac{\varepsilon}{x}\right)}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 4: 87.4% accurate, 1.0× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;x \leq 3.8 \cdot 10^{-108}:\\ \;\;\;\;x - \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\varepsilon}{x + \left(x + -0.5 \cdot \frac{\varepsilon}{x}\right)}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (x eps)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= x 3.8e-108)
   (- x (sqrt (- eps)))
   (/ eps (+ x (+ x (* -0.5 (/ eps x)))))))
double code(double x, double eps) {
	double tmp;
	if (x <= 3.8e-108) {
		tmp = x - sqrt(-eps);
	} else {
		tmp = eps / (x + (x + (-0.5 * (eps / x))));
	}
	return tmp;
}
real(8) function code(x, eps)
    real(8), intent (in) :: x
    real(8), intent (in) :: eps
    real(8) :: tmp
    if (x <= 3.8d-108) then
        tmp = x - sqrt(-eps)
    else
        tmp = eps / (x + (x + ((-0.5d0) * (eps / x))))
    end if
    code = tmp
end function
public static double code(double x, double eps) {
	double tmp;
	if (x <= 3.8e-108) {
		tmp = x - Math.sqrt(-eps);
	} else {
		tmp = eps / (x + (x + (-0.5 * (eps / x))));
	}
	return tmp;
}
def code(x, eps):
	tmp = 0
	if x <= 3.8e-108:
		tmp = x - math.sqrt(-eps)
	else:
		tmp = eps / (x + (x + (-0.5 * (eps / x))))
	return tmp
function code(x, eps)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (x <= 3.8e-108)
		tmp = Float64(x - sqrt(Float64(-eps)));
	else
		tmp = Float64(eps / Float64(x + Float64(x + Float64(-0.5 * Float64(eps / x)))));
	end
	return tmp
end
function tmp_2 = code(x, eps)
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (x <= 3.8e-108)
		tmp = x - sqrt(-eps);
	else
		tmp = eps / (x + (x + (-0.5 * (eps / x))));
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
code[x_, eps_] := If[LessEqual[x, 3.8e-108], N[(x - N[Sqrt[(-eps)], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(eps / N[(x + N[(x + N[(-0.5 * N[(eps / x), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;x \leq 3.8 \cdot 10^{-108}:\\
\;\;\;\;x - \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\varepsilon}{x + \left(x + -0.5 \cdot \frac{\varepsilon}{x}\right)}\\


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 2 regimes
  2. if x < 3.79999999999999973e-108

    1. Initial program 97.0%

      \[x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \]
    2. Taylor expanded in x around 0 94.5%

      \[\leadsto x - \sqrt{\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \varepsilon}} \]
    3. Step-by-step derivation
      1. neg-mul-194.5%

        \[\leadsto x - \sqrt{\color{blue}{-\varepsilon}} \]
    4. Simplified94.5%

      \[\leadsto x - \sqrt{\color{blue}{-\varepsilon}} \]

    if 3.79999999999999973e-108 < x

    1. Initial program 23.9%

      \[x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. flip--23.8%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{x \cdot x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \cdot \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}}} \]
      2. div-inv23.8%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(x \cdot x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \cdot \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}}} \]
      3. add-sqr-sqrt23.9%

        \[\leadsto \left(x \cdot x - \color{blue}{\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}} \]
      4. sub-neg23.9%

        \[\leadsto \left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \sqrt{\color{blue}{x \cdot x + \left(-\varepsilon\right)}}} \]
      5. add-sqr-sqrt19.8%

        \[\leadsto \left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x + \color{blue}{\sqrt{-\varepsilon} \cdot \sqrt{-\varepsilon}}}} \]
      6. hypot-def19.8%

        \[\leadsto \left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \color{blue}{\mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)}} \]
    3. Applied egg-rr19.8%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)}} \]
    4. Step-by-step derivation
      1. associate-*r/19.8%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot 1}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)}} \]
      2. *-rgt-identity19.8%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)} \]
      3. associate--r-64.3%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\left(x \cdot x - x \cdot x\right) + \varepsilon}}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)} \]
      4. +-inverses64.3%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{0} + \varepsilon}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)} \]
      5. +-lft-identity64.3%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\varepsilon}}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)} \]
    5. Simplified64.3%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\varepsilon}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)}} \]
    6. Taylor expanded in x around inf 0.0%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \color{blue}{\left(0.5 \cdot \frac{\varepsilon \cdot {\left(\sqrt{-1}\right)}^{2}}{x} + x\right)}} \]
    7. Step-by-step derivation
      1. fma-def0.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(0.5, \frac{\varepsilon \cdot {\left(\sqrt{-1}\right)}^{2}}{x}, x\right)}} \]
      2. *-commutative0.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \mathsf{fma}\left(0.5, \frac{\color{blue}{{\left(\sqrt{-1}\right)}^{2} \cdot \varepsilon}}{x}, x\right)} \]
      3. unpow20.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \mathsf{fma}\left(0.5, \frac{\color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{-1} \cdot \sqrt{-1}\right)} \cdot \varepsilon}{x}, x\right)} \]
      4. rem-square-sqrt84.4%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \mathsf{fma}\left(0.5, \frac{\color{blue}{-1} \cdot \varepsilon}{x}, x\right)} \]
      5. neg-mul-184.4%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \mathsf{fma}\left(0.5, \frac{\color{blue}{-\varepsilon}}{x}, x\right)} \]
    8. Simplified84.4%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(0.5, \frac{-\varepsilon}{x}, x\right)}} \]
    9. Taylor expanded in eps around 0 84.4%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \color{blue}{\left(-0.5 \cdot \frac{\varepsilon}{x} + x\right)}} \]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification89.8%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;x \leq 3.8 \cdot 10^{-108}:\\ \;\;\;\;x - \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\varepsilon}{x + \left(x + -0.5 \cdot \frac{\varepsilon}{x}\right)}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 5: 45.3% accurate, 9.7× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \left(x + -0.5 \cdot \frac{\varepsilon}{x}\right)} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (x eps) :precision binary64 (/ eps (+ x (+ x (* -0.5 (/ eps x))))))
double code(double x, double eps) {
	return eps / (x + (x + (-0.5 * (eps / x))));
}
real(8) function code(x, eps)
    real(8), intent (in) :: x
    real(8), intent (in) :: eps
    code = eps / (x + (x + ((-0.5d0) * (eps / x))))
end function
public static double code(double x, double eps) {
	return eps / (x + (x + (-0.5 * (eps / x))));
}
def code(x, eps):
	return eps / (x + (x + (-0.5 * (eps / x))))
function code(x, eps)
	return Float64(eps / Float64(x + Float64(x + Float64(-0.5 * Float64(eps / x)))))
end
function tmp = code(x, eps)
	tmp = eps / (x + (x + (-0.5 * (eps / x))));
end
code[x_, eps_] := N[(eps / N[(x + N[(x + N[(-0.5 * N[(eps / x), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\frac{\varepsilon}{x + \left(x + -0.5 \cdot \frac{\varepsilon}{x}\right)}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Initial program 63.3%

    \[x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \]
  2. Step-by-step derivation
    1. flip--63.1%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{x \cdot x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \cdot \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}}} \]
    2. div-inv63.1%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(x \cdot x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \cdot \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}}} \]
    3. add-sqr-sqrt62.9%

      \[\leadsto \left(x \cdot x - \color{blue}{\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}} \]
    4. sub-neg62.9%

      \[\leadsto \left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \sqrt{\color{blue}{x \cdot x + \left(-\varepsilon\right)}}} \]
    5. add-sqr-sqrt60.6%

      \[\leadsto \left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x + \color{blue}{\sqrt{-\varepsilon} \cdot \sqrt{-\varepsilon}}}} \]
    6. hypot-def60.6%

      \[\leadsto \left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \color{blue}{\mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)}} \]
  3. Applied egg-rr60.6%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)}} \]
  4. Step-by-step derivation
    1. associate-*r/60.7%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot 1}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)}} \]
    2. *-rgt-identity60.7%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)} \]
    3. associate--r-82.7%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\left(x \cdot x - x \cdot x\right) + \varepsilon}}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)} \]
    4. +-inverses82.7%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{0} + \varepsilon}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)} \]
    5. +-lft-identity82.7%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\varepsilon}}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)} \]
  5. Simplified82.7%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\varepsilon}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)}} \]
  6. Taylor expanded in x around inf 0.0%

    \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \color{blue}{\left(0.5 \cdot \frac{\varepsilon \cdot {\left(\sqrt{-1}\right)}^{2}}{x} + x\right)}} \]
  7. Step-by-step derivation
    1. fma-def0.0%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(0.5, \frac{\varepsilon \cdot {\left(\sqrt{-1}\right)}^{2}}{x}, x\right)}} \]
    2. *-commutative0.0%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \mathsf{fma}\left(0.5, \frac{\color{blue}{{\left(\sqrt{-1}\right)}^{2} \cdot \varepsilon}}{x}, x\right)} \]
    3. unpow20.0%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \mathsf{fma}\left(0.5, \frac{\color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{-1} \cdot \sqrt{-1}\right)} \cdot \varepsilon}{x}, x\right)} \]
    4. rem-square-sqrt44.1%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \mathsf{fma}\left(0.5, \frac{\color{blue}{-1} \cdot \varepsilon}{x}, x\right)} \]
    5. neg-mul-144.1%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \mathsf{fma}\left(0.5, \frac{\color{blue}{-\varepsilon}}{x}, x\right)} \]
  8. Simplified44.1%

    \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(0.5, \frac{-\varepsilon}{x}, x\right)}} \]
  9. Taylor expanded in eps around 0 44.1%

    \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \color{blue}{\left(-0.5 \cdot \frac{\varepsilon}{x} + x\right)}} \]
  10. Final simplification44.1%

    \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \left(x + -0.5 \cdot \frac{\varepsilon}{x}\right)} \]

Alternative 6: 44.4% accurate, 21.4× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \varepsilon \cdot \frac{0.5}{x} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (x eps) :precision binary64 (* eps (/ 0.5 x)))
double code(double x, double eps) {
	return eps * (0.5 / x);
}
real(8) function code(x, eps)
    real(8), intent (in) :: x
    real(8), intent (in) :: eps
    code = eps * (0.5d0 / x)
end function
public static double code(double x, double eps) {
	return eps * (0.5 / x);
}
def code(x, eps):
	return eps * (0.5 / x)
function code(x, eps)
	return Float64(eps * Float64(0.5 / x))
end
function tmp = code(x, eps)
	tmp = eps * (0.5 / x);
end
code[x_, eps_] := N[(eps * N[(0.5 / x), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\varepsilon \cdot \frac{0.5}{x}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Initial program 63.3%

    \[x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \]
  2. Step-by-step derivation
    1. flip--63.1%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{x \cdot x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \cdot \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}}} \]
    2. div-inv63.1%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(x \cdot x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \cdot \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}}} \]
    3. add-sqr-sqrt62.9%

      \[\leadsto \left(x \cdot x - \color{blue}{\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}} \]
    4. sub-neg62.9%

      \[\leadsto \left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \sqrt{\color{blue}{x \cdot x + \left(-\varepsilon\right)}}} \]
    5. add-sqr-sqrt60.6%

      \[\leadsto \left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x + \color{blue}{\sqrt{-\varepsilon} \cdot \sqrt{-\varepsilon}}}} \]
    6. hypot-def60.6%

      \[\leadsto \left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \color{blue}{\mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)}} \]
  3. Applied egg-rr60.6%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)}} \]
  4. Step-by-step derivation
    1. associate-*r/60.7%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot 1}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)}} \]
    2. *-rgt-identity60.7%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)} \]
    3. associate--r-82.7%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\left(x \cdot x - x \cdot x\right) + \varepsilon}}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)} \]
    4. +-inverses82.7%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{0} + \varepsilon}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)} \]
    5. +-lft-identity82.7%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\varepsilon}}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)} \]
  5. Simplified82.7%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\varepsilon}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)}} \]
  6. Taylor expanded in x around inf 0.0%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-0.125 \cdot \frac{{\left(\sqrt{-1}\right)}^{2} \cdot {\varepsilon}^{2}}{{x}^{3}} + 0.5 \cdot \frac{\varepsilon}{x}} \]
  7. Step-by-step derivation
    1. +-commutative0.0%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{0.5 \cdot \frac{\varepsilon}{x} + -0.125 \cdot \frac{{\left(\sqrt{-1}\right)}^{2} \cdot {\varepsilon}^{2}}{{x}^{3}}} \]
    2. *-commutative0.0%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\varepsilon}{x} \cdot 0.5} + -0.125 \cdot \frac{{\left(\sqrt{-1}\right)}^{2} \cdot {\varepsilon}^{2}}{{x}^{3}} \]
    3. associate-*l/0.0%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\varepsilon \cdot 0.5}{x}} + -0.125 \cdot \frac{{\left(\sqrt{-1}\right)}^{2} \cdot {\varepsilon}^{2}}{{x}^{3}} \]
    4. associate-*r/0.0%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\varepsilon \cdot \frac{0.5}{x}} + -0.125 \cdot \frac{{\left(\sqrt{-1}\right)}^{2} \cdot {\varepsilon}^{2}}{{x}^{3}} \]
    5. associate-*r/0.0%

      \[\leadsto \varepsilon \cdot \frac{0.5}{x} + \color{blue}{\frac{-0.125 \cdot \left({\left(\sqrt{-1}\right)}^{2} \cdot {\varepsilon}^{2}\right)}{{x}^{3}}} \]
    6. associate-*r*0.0%

      \[\leadsto \varepsilon \cdot \frac{0.5}{x} + \frac{\color{blue}{\left(-0.125 \cdot {\left(\sqrt{-1}\right)}^{2}\right) \cdot {\varepsilon}^{2}}}{{x}^{3}} \]
    7. associate-/l*0.0%

      \[\leadsto \varepsilon \cdot \frac{0.5}{x} + \color{blue}{\frac{-0.125 \cdot {\left(\sqrt{-1}\right)}^{2}}{\frac{{x}^{3}}{{\varepsilon}^{2}}}} \]
    8. unpow20.0%

      \[\leadsto \varepsilon \cdot \frac{0.5}{x} + \frac{-0.125 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{-1} \cdot \sqrt{-1}\right)}}{\frac{{x}^{3}}{{\varepsilon}^{2}}} \]
    9. rem-square-sqrt38.1%

      \[\leadsto \varepsilon \cdot \frac{0.5}{x} + \frac{-0.125 \cdot \color{blue}{-1}}{\frac{{x}^{3}}{{\varepsilon}^{2}}} \]
    10. metadata-eval38.1%

      \[\leadsto \varepsilon \cdot \frac{0.5}{x} + \frac{\color{blue}{0.125}}{\frac{{x}^{3}}{{\varepsilon}^{2}}} \]
    11. associate-/l*38.1%

      \[\leadsto \varepsilon \cdot \frac{0.5}{x} + \color{blue}{\frac{0.125 \cdot {\varepsilon}^{2}}{{x}^{3}}} \]
    12. associate-*r/38.1%

      \[\leadsto \varepsilon \cdot \frac{0.5}{x} + \color{blue}{0.125 \cdot \frac{{\varepsilon}^{2}}{{x}^{3}}} \]
    13. unpow238.1%

      \[\leadsto \varepsilon \cdot \frac{0.5}{x} + 0.125 \cdot \frac{\color{blue}{\varepsilon \cdot \varepsilon}}{{x}^{3}} \]
    14. associate-*r/38.6%

      \[\leadsto \varepsilon \cdot \frac{0.5}{x} + 0.125 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\varepsilon \cdot \frac{\varepsilon}{{x}^{3}}\right)} \]
    15. *-commutative38.6%

      \[\leadsto \varepsilon \cdot \frac{0.5}{x} + \color{blue}{\left(\varepsilon \cdot \frac{\varepsilon}{{x}^{3}}\right) \cdot 0.125} \]
    16. associate-*l*38.6%

      \[\leadsto \varepsilon \cdot \frac{0.5}{x} + \color{blue}{\varepsilon \cdot \left(\frac{\varepsilon}{{x}^{3}} \cdot 0.125\right)} \]
    17. distribute-lft-out38.6%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\varepsilon \cdot \left(\frac{0.5}{x} + \frac{\varepsilon}{{x}^{3}} \cdot 0.125\right)} \]
  8. Simplified38.6%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\varepsilon \cdot \left(\frac{0.5}{x} + \frac{\varepsilon}{{x}^{3}} \cdot 0.125\right)} \]
  9. Taylor expanded in x around inf 43.1%

    \[\leadsto \varepsilon \cdot \color{blue}{\frac{0.5}{x}} \]
  10. Final simplification43.1%

    \[\leadsto \varepsilon \cdot \frac{0.5}{x} \]

Alternative 7: 44.5% accurate, 21.4× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \frac{\varepsilon \cdot 0.5}{x} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (x eps) :precision binary64 (/ (* eps 0.5) x))
double code(double x, double eps) {
	return (eps * 0.5) / x;
}
real(8) function code(x, eps)
    real(8), intent (in) :: x
    real(8), intent (in) :: eps
    code = (eps * 0.5d0) / x
end function
public static double code(double x, double eps) {
	return (eps * 0.5) / x;
}
def code(x, eps):
	return (eps * 0.5) / x
function code(x, eps)
	return Float64(Float64(eps * 0.5) / x)
end
function tmp = code(x, eps)
	tmp = (eps * 0.5) / x;
end
code[x_, eps_] := N[(N[(eps * 0.5), $MachinePrecision] / x), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\frac{\varepsilon \cdot 0.5}{x}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Initial program 63.3%

    \[x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \]
  2. Taylor expanded in x around inf 43.3%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{0.5 \cdot \frac{\varepsilon}{x}} \]
  3. Step-by-step derivation
    1. *-commutative43.3%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\varepsilon}{x} \cdot 0.5} \]
    2. associate-*l/43.3%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\varepsilon \cdot 0.5}{x}} \]
  4. Simplified43.3%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\varepsilon \cdot 0.5}{x}} \]
  5. Final simplification43.3%

    \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon \cdot 0.5}{x} \]

Alternative 8: 5.4% accurate, 35.7× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ x \cdot -2 \end{array} \]
(FPCore (x eps) :precision binary64 (* x -2.0))
double code(double x, double eps) {
	return x * -2.0;
}
real(8) function code(x, eps)
    real(8), intent (in) :: x
    real(8), intent (in) :: eps
    code = x * (-2.0d0)
end function
public static double code(double x, double eps) {
	return x * -2.0;
}
def code(x, eps):
	return x * -2.0
function code(x, eps)
	return Float64(x * -2.0)
end
function tmp = code(x, eps)
	tmp = x * -2.0;
end
code[x_, eps_] := N[(x * -2.0), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
x \cdot -2
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Initial program 63.3%

    \[x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \]
  2. Step-by-step derivation
    1. flip--63.1%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{x \cdot x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \cdot \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}}} \]
    2. div-inv63.1%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(x \cdot x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \cdot \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}}} \]
    3. add-sqr-sqrt62.9%

      \[\leadsto \left(x \cdot x - \color{blue}{\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}} \]
    4. sub-neg62.9%

      \[\leadsto \left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \sqrt{\color{blue}{x \cdot x + \left(-\varepsilon\right)}}} \]
    5. add-sqr-sqrt60.6%

      \[\leadsto \left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x + \color{blue}{\sqrt{-\varepsilon} \cdot \sqrt{-\varepsilon}}}} \]
    6. hypot-def60.6%

      \[\leadsto \left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \color{blue}{\mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)}} \]
  3. Applied egg-rr60.6%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)}} \]
  4. Step-by-step derivation
    1. associate-*r/60.7%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot 1}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)}} \]
    2. *-rgt-identity60.7%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)} \]
    3. associate--r-82.7%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\left(x \cdot x - x \cdot x\right) + \varepsilon}}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)} \]
    4. +-inverses82.7%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{0} + \varepsilon}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)} \]
    5. +-lft-identity82.7%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\varepsilon}}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)} \]
  5. Simplified82.7%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\varepsilon}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)}} \]
  6. Taylor expanded in x around inf 0.0%

    \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \color{blue}{\left(0.5 \cdot \frac{\varepsilon \cdot {\left(\sqrt{-1}\right)}^{2}}{x} + x\right)}} \]
  7. Step-by-step derivation
    1. fma-def0.0%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(0.5, \frac{\varepsilon \cdot {\left(\sqrt{-1}\right)}^{2}}{x}, x\right)}} \]
    2. *-commutative0.0%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \mathsf{fma}\left(0.5, \frac{\color{blue}{{\left(\sqrt{-1}\right)}^{2} \cdot \varepsilon}}{x}, x\right)} \]
    3. unpow20.0%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \mathsf{fma}\left(0.5, \frac{\color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{-1} \cdot \sqrt{-1}\right)} \cdot \varepsilon}{x}, x\right)} \]
    4. rem-square-sqrt44.1%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \mathsf{fma}\left(0.5, \frac{\color{blue}{-1} \cdot \varepsilon}{x}, x\right)} \]
    5. neg-mul-144.1%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \mathsf{fma}\left(0.5, \frac{\color{blue}{-\varepsilon}}{x}, x\right)} \]
  8. Simplified44.1%

    \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(0.5, \frac{-\varepsilon}{x}, x\right)}} \]
  9. Taylor expanded in eps around inf 5.5%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-2 \cdot x} \]
  10. Step-by-step derivation
    1. *-commutative5.5%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{x \cdot -2} \]
  11. Simplified5.5%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{x \cdot -2} \]
  12. Final simplification5.5%

    \[\leadsto x \cdot -2 \]

Developer target: 99.5% accurate, 1.0× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (x eps) :precision binary64 (/ eps (+ x (sqrt (- (* x x) eps)))))
double code(double x, double eps) {
	return eps / (x + sqrt(((x * x) - eps)));
}
real(8) function code(x, eps)
    real(8), intent (in) :: x
    real(8), intent (in) :: eps
    code = eps / (x + sqrt(((x * x) - eps)))
end function
public static double code(double x, double eps) {
	return eps / (x + Math.sqrt(((x * x) - eps)));
}
def code(x, eps):
	return eps / (x + math.sqrt(((x * x) - eps)))
function code(x, eps)
	return Float64(eps / Float64(x + sqrt(Float64(Float64(x * x) - eps))))
end
function tmp = code(x, eps)
	tmp = eps / (x + sqrt(((x * x) - eps)));
end
code[x_, eps_] := N[(eps / N[(x + N[Sqrt[N[(N[(x * x), $MachinePrecision] - eps), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\frac{\varepsilon}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}}
\end{array}

Reproduce

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herbie shell --seed 2023279 
(FPCore (x eps)
  :name "ENA, Section 1.4, Exercise 4d"
  :precision binary64
  :pre (and (and (<= 0.0 x) (<= x 1000000000.0)) (and (<= -1.0 eps) (<= eps 1.0)))

  :herbie-target
  (/ eps (+ x (sqrt (- (* x x) eps))))

  (- x (sqrt (- (* x x) eps))))