ENA, Section 1.4, Exercise 4d

Percentage Accurate: 61.9% → 99.5%
Time: 9.3s
Alternatives: 7
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 7 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: 61.9% 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: 99.5% 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}
Derivation
  1. Initial program 67.3%

    \[x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \]
  2. Step-by-step derivation
    1. add-sqr-sqrt67.1%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\sqrt{x} \cdot \sqrt{x}} - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \]
    2. add-sqr-sqrt66.7%

      \[\leadsto \sqrt{x} \cdot \sqrt{x} - \color{blue}{\sqrt{\sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}} \cdot \sqrt{\sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}}} \]
    3. difference-of-squares66.7%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{x} + \sqrt{\sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}}\right) \cdot \left(\sqrt{x} - \sqrt{\sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}}\right)} \]
    4. pow1/266.7%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{x} + \sqrt{\color{blue}{{\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}^{0.5}}}\right) \cdot \left(\sqrt{x} - \sqrt{\sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}}\right) \]
    5. sqrt-pow166.8%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{x} + \color{blue}{{\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}^{\left(\frac{0.5}{2}\right)}}\right) \cdot \left(\sqrt{x} - \sqrt{\sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}}\right) \]
    6. metadata-eval66.8%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{x} + {\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}^{\color{blue}{0.25}}\right) \cdot \left(\sqrt{x} - \sqrt{\sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}}\right) \]
    7. pow1/266.8%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{x} + {\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}^{0.25}\right) \cdot \left(\sqrt{x} - \sqrt{\color{blue}{{\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}^{0.5}}}\right) \]
    8. sqrt-pow166.8%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{x} + {\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}^{0.25}\right) \cdot \left(\sqrt{x} - \color{blue}{{\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}^{\left(\frac{0.5}{2}\right)}}\right) \]
    9. metadata-eval66.8%

      \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{x} + {\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}^{0.25}\right) \cdot \left(\sqrt{x} - {\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}^{\color{blue}{0.25}}\right) \]
  3. Applied egg-rr66.8%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{x} + {\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}^{0.25}\right) \cdot \left(\sqrt{x} - {\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}^{0.25}\right)} \]
  4. Step-by-step derivation
    1. difference-of-squares66.7%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\sqrt{x} \cdot \sqrt{x} - {\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}^{0.25} \cdot {\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}^{0.25}} \]
    2. add-sqr-sqrt66.6%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{x} - {\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}^{0.25} \cdot {\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}^{0.25} \]
    3. flip--66.6%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{x \cdot x - \left({\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}^{0.25} \cdot {\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}^{0.25}\right) \cdot \left({\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}^{0.25} \cdot {\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}^{0.25}\right)}{x + {\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}^{0.25} \cdot {\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}^{0.25}}} \]
    4. pow-prod-up67.2%

      \[\leadsto \frac{x \cdot x - \color{blue}{{\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}^{\left(0.25 + 0.25\right)}} \cdot \left({\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}^{0.25} \cdot {\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}^{0.25}\right)}{x + {\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}^{0.25} \cdot {\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}^{0.25}} \]
    5. metadata-eval67.2%

      \[\leadsto \frac{x \cdot x - {\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}^{\color{blue}{0.5}} \cdot \left({\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}^{0.25} \cdot {\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}^{0.25}\right)}{x + {\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}^{0.25} \cdot {\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}^{0.25}} \]
    6. pow1/267.2%

      \[\leadsto \frac{x \cdot x - \color{blue}{\sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}} \cdot \left({\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}^{0.25} \cdot {\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}^{0.25}\right)}{x + {\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}^{0.25} \cdot {\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}^{0.25}} \]
    7. pow-prod-up66.7%

      \[\leadsto \frac{x \cdot x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \cdot \color{blue}{{\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}^{\left(0.25 + 0.25\right)}}}{x + {\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}^{0.25} \cdot {\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}^{0.25}} \]
    8. metadata-eval66.7%

      \[\leadsto \frac{x \cdot x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \cdot {\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}^{\color{blue}{0.5}}}{x + {\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}^{0.25} \cdot {\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}^{0.25}} \]
    9. pow1/266.7%

      \[\leadsto \frac{x \cdot x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \cdot \color{blue}{\sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}}}{x + {\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}^{0.25} \cdot {\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}^{0.25}} \]
    10. add-sqr-sqrt66.7%

      \[\leadsto \frac{x \cdot x - \color{blue}{\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}}{x + {\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}^{0.25} \cdot {\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}^{0.25}} \]
    11. pow-prod-up66.8%

      \[\leadsto \frac{x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}{x + \color{blue}{{\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}^{\left(0.25 + 0.25\right)}}} \]
  5. Applied egg-rr66.8%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}}} \]
  6. Step-by-step derivation
    1. unpow266.8%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{{x}^{2}} - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}} \]
    2. unpow266.8%

      \[\leadsto \frac{{x}^{2} - \left(\color{blue}{{x}^{2}} - \varepsilon\right)}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}} \]
    3. associate--r-99.4%

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

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{0} + \varepsilon}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}} \]
  7. Simplified99.4%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{0 + \varepsilon}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}}} \]
  8. Final simplification99.4%

    \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}} \]

Alternative 2: 98.6% accurate, 0.5× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} t_0 := x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}\\ \mathbf{if}\;t_0 \leq -5 \cdot 10^{-154}:\\ \;\;\;\;t_0\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\varepsilon}{\frac{\varepsilon}{x} \cdot -0.5 + x \cdot 2}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (x eps)
 :precision binary64
 (let* ((t_0 (- x (sqrt (- (* x x) eps)))))
   (if (<= t_0 -5e-154) t_0 (/ eps (+ (* (/ eps x) -0.5) (* x 2.0))))))
double code(double x, double eps) {
	double t_0 = x - sqrt(((x * x) - eps));
	double tmp;
	if (t_0 <= -5e-154) {
		tmp = t_0;
	} else {
		tmp = eps / (((eps / x) * -0.5) + (x * 2.0));
	}
	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 <= (-5d-154)) then
        tmp = t_0
    else
        tmp = eps / (((eps / x) * (-0.5d0)) + (x * 2.0d0))
    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 <= -5e-154) {
		tmp = t_0;
	} else {
		tmp = eps / (((eps / x) * -0.5) + (x * 2.0));
	}
	return tmp;
}
def code(x, eps):
	t_0 = x - math.sqrt(((x * x) - eps))
	tmp = 0
	if t_0 <= -5e-154:
		tmp = t_0
	else:
		tmp = eps / (((eps / x) * -0.5) + (x * 2.0))
	return tmp
function code(x, eps)
	t_0 = Float64(x - sqrt(Float64(Float64(x * x) - eps)))
	tmp = 0.0
	if (t_0 <= -5e-154)
		tmp = t_0;
	else
		tmp = Float64(eps / Float64(Float64(Float64(eps / x) * -0.5) + Float64(x * 2.0)));
	end
	return tmp
end
function tmp_2 = code(x, eps)
	t_0 = x - sqrt(((x * x) - eps));
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (t_0 <= -5e-154)
		tmp = t_0;
	else
		tmp = eps / (((eps / x) * -0.5) + (x * 2.0));
	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, -5e-154], t$95$0, N[(eps / N[(N[(N[(eps / x), $MachinePrecision] * -0.5), $MachinePrecision] + N[(x * 2.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\begin{array}{l}
t_0 := x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}\\
\mathbf{if}\;t_0 \leq -5 \cdot 10^{-154}:\\
\;\;\;\;t_0\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\varepsilon}{\frac{\varepsilon}{x} \cdot -0.5 + x \cdot 2}\\


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 2 regimes
  2. if (-.f64 x (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 x x) eps))) < -5.0000000000000002e-154

    1. Initial program 99.5%

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

    if -5.0000000000000002e-154 < (-.f64 x (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 x x) eps)))

    1. Initial program 7.8%

      \[x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. flip--7.8%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{x \cdot x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \cdot \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}}} \]
      2. div-inv7.8%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(x \cdot x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \cdot \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}}} \]
      3. add-sqr-sqrt8.0%

        \[\leadsto \left(x \cdot x - \color{blue}{\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}} \]
      4. sub-neg8.0%

        \[\leadsto \left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \sqrt{\color{blue}{x \cdot x + \left(-\varepsilon\right)}}} \]
      5. add-sqr-sqrt1.9%

        \[\leadsto \left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x + \color{blue}{\sqrt{-\varepsilon} \cdot \sqrt{-\varepsilon}}}} \]
      6. hypot-def1.9%

        \[\leadsto \left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \color{blue}{\mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)}} \]
    3. Applied egg-rr1.9%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)}} \]
    4. Step-by-step derivation
      1. associate-*r/1.9%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot 1}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)}} \]
      2. *-rgt-identity1.9%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)} \]
      3. associate--r-37.8%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\left(x \cdot x - x \cdot x\right) + \varepsilon}}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)} \]
      4. +-inverses37.8%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{0} + \varepsilon}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)} \]
      5. +-lft-identity37.8%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\varepsilon}}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)} \]
    5. Simplified37.8%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

        \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{\mathsf{fma}\left(x, 2, \frac{0.5 \cdot \left(\color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{-1} \cdot \sqrt{-1}\right)} \cdot \varepsilon\right)}{x}\right)} \]
      7. rem-square-sqrt98.9%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{\mathsf{fma}\left(x, 2, \frac{0.5 \cdot \left(\color{blue}{-1} \cdot \varepsilon\right)}{x}\right)} \]
      8. associate-*r*98.9%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{\mathsf{fma}\left(x, 2, \frac{\color{blue}{\left(0.5 \cdot -1\right) \cdot \varepsilon}}{x}\right)} \]
      9. metadata-eval98.9%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{\mathsf{fma}\left(x, 2, \frac{\color{blue}{-0.5} \cdot \varepsilon}{x}\right)} \]
      10. *-commutative98.9%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{\mathsf{fma}\left(x, 2, \frac{\color{blue}{\varepsilon \cdot -0.5}}{x}\right)} \]
      11. associate-*l/98.9%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{\mathsf{fma}\left(x, 2, \color{blue}{\frac{\varepsilon}{x} \cdot -0.5}\right)} \]
    8. Simplified98.9%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{\color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(x, 2, \frac{\varepsilon}{x} \cdot -0.5\right)}} \]
    9. Step-by-step derivation
      1. fma-udef98.9%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{\color{blue}{x \cdot 2 + \frac{\varepsilon}{x} \cdot -0.5}} \]
      2. metadata-eval98.9%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x \cdot \color{blue}{\frac{1}{0.5}} + \frac{\varepsilon}{x} \cdot -0.5} \]
      3. div-inv98.9%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{\color{blue}{\frac{x}{0.5}} + \frac{\varepsilon}{x} \cdot -0.5} \]
      4. +-commutative98.9%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{\color{blue}{\frac{\varepsilon}{x} \cdot -0.5 + \frac{x}{0.5}}} \]
      5. div-inv98.9%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{\frac{\varepsilon}{x} \cdot -0.5 + \color{blue}{x \cdot \frac{1}{0.5}}} \]
      6. metadata-eval98.9%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{\frac{\varepsilon}{x} \cdot -0.5 + x \cdot \color{blue}{2}} \]
    10. Applied egg-rr98.9%

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

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \leq -5 \cdot 10^{-154}:\\ \;\;\;\;x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\varepsilon}{\frac{\varepsilon}{x} \cdot -0.5 + x \cdot 2}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 3: 86.7% accurate, 1.0× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;x \leq 1.8 \cdot 10^{-88}:\\ \;\;\;\;x - \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\varepsilon}{\frac{\varepsilon}{x} \cdot -0.5 + x \cdot 2}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (x eps)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= x 1.8e-88)
   (- x (sqrt (- eps)))
   (/ eps (+ (* (/ eps x) -0.5) (* x 2.0)))))
double code(double x, double eps) {
	double tmp;
	if (x <= 1.8e-88) {
		tmp = x - sqrt(-eps);
	} else {
		tmp = eps / (((eps / x) * -0.5) + (x * 2.0));
	}
	return tmp;
}
real(8) function code(x, eps)
    real(8), intent (in) :: x
    real(8), intent (in) :: eps
    real(8) :: tmp
    if (x <= 1.8d-88) then
        tmp = x - sqrt(-eps)
    else
        tmp = eps / (((eps / x) * (-0.5d0)) + (x * 2.0d0))
    end if
    code = tmp
end function
public static double code(double x, double eps) {
	double tmp;
	if (x <= 1.8e-88) {
		tmp = x - Math.sqrt(-eps);
	} else {
		tmp = eps / (((eps / x) * -0.5) + (x * 2.0));
	}
	return tmp;
}
def code(x, eps):
	tmp = 0
	if x <= 1.8e-88:
		tmp = x - math.sqrt(-eps)
	else:
		tmp = eps / (((eps / x) * -0.5) + (x * 2.0))
	return tmp
function code(x, eps)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (x <= 1.8e-88)
		tmp = Float64(x - sqrt(Float64(-eps)));
	else
		tmp = Float64(eps / Float64(Float64(Float64(eps / x) * -0.5) + Float64(x * 2.0)));
	end
	return tmp
end
function tmp_2 = code(x, eps)
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (x <= 1.8e-88)
		tmp = x - sqrt(-eps);
	else
		tmp = eps / (((eps / x) * -0.5) + (x * 2.0));
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
code[x_, eps_] := If[LessEqual[x, 1.8e-88], N[(x - N[Sqrt[(-eps)], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(eps / N[(N[(N[(eps / x), $MachinePrecision] * -0.5), $MachinePrecision] + N[(x * 2.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;x \leq 1.8 \cdot 10^{-88}:\\
\;\;\;\;x - \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\varepsilon}{\frac{\varepsilon}{x} \cdot -0.5 + x \cdot 2}\\


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 2 regimes
  2. if x < 1.8e-88

    1. Initial program 95.7%

      \[x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \]
    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 1.8e-88 < x

    1. Initial program 19.8%

      \[x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. flip--19.8%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{x \cdot x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \cdot \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}}} \]
      2. div-inv19.8%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(x \cdot x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \cdot \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}}} \]
      3. add-sqr-sqrt19.9%

        \[\leadsto \left(x \cdot x - \color{blue}{\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}} \]
      4. sub-neg19.9%

        \[\leadsto \left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \sqrt{\color{blue}{x \cdot x + \left(-\varepsilon\right)}}} \]
      5. add-sqr-sqrt15.4%

        \[\leadsto \left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x + \color{blue}{\sqrt{-\varepsilon} \cdot \sqrt{-\varepsilon}}}} \]
      6. hypot-def15.4%

        \[\leadsto \left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \color{blue}{\mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)}} \]
    3. Applied egg-rr15.4%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)}} \]
    4. Step-by-step derivation
      1. associate-*r/15.4%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot 1}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)}} \]
      2. *-rgt-identity15.4%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)} \]
      3. associate--r-46.8%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\left(x \cdot x - x \cdot x\right) + \varepsilon}}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)} \]
      4. +-inverses46.8%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{0} + \varepsilon}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)} \]
      5. +-lft-identity46.8%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\varepsilon}}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)} \]
    5. Simplified46.8%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

        \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{\mathsf{fma}\left(x, 2, \frac{0.5 \cdot \left(\color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{-1} \cdot \sqrt{-1}\right)} \cdot \varepsilon\right)}{x}\right)} \]
      7. rem-square-sqrt88.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{\mathsf{fma}\left(x, 2, \frac{0.5 \cdot \left(\color{blue}{-1} \cdot \varepsilon\right)}{x}\right)} \]
      8. associate-*r*88.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{\mathsf{fma}\left(x, 2, \frac{\color{blue}{\left(0.5 \cdot -1\right) \cdot \varepsilon}}{x}\right)} \]
      9. metadata-eval88.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{\mathsf{fma}\left(x, 2, \frac{\color{blue}{-0.5} \cdot \varepsilon}{x}\right)} \]
      10. *-commutative88.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{\mathsf{fma}\left(x, 2, \frac{\color{blue}{\varepsilon \cdot -0.5}}{x}\right)} \]
      11. associate-*l/88.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{\mathsf{fma}\left(x, 2, \color{blue}{\frac{\varepsilon}{x} \cdot -0.5}\right)} \]
    8. Simplified88.0%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{\color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(x, 2, \frac{\varepsilon}{x} \cdot -0.5\right)}} \]
    9. Step-by-step derivation
      1. fma-udef88.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{\color{blue}{x \cdot 2 + \frac{\varepsilon}{x} \cdot -0.5}} \]
      2. metadata-eval88.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x \cdot \color{blue}{\frac{1}{0.5}} + \frac{\varepsilon}{x} \cdot -0.5} \]
      3. div-inv88.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{\color{blue}{\frac{x}{0.5}} + \frac{\varepsilon}{x} \cdot -0.5} \]
      4. +-commutative88.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{\color{blue}{\frac{\varepsilon}{x} \cdot -0.5 + \frac{x}{0.5}}} \]
      5. div-inv88.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{\frac{\varepsilon}{x} \cdot -0.5 + \color{blue}{x \cdot \frac{1}{0.5}}} \]
      6. metadata-eval88.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{\frac{\varepsilon}{x} \cdot -0.5 + x \cdot \color{blue}{2}} \]
    10. Applied egg-rr88.0%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{\color{blue}{\frac{\varepsilon}{x} \cdot -0.5 + x \cdot 2}} \]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification92.1%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;x \leq 1.8 \cdot 10^{-88}:\\ \;\;\;\;x - \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\varepsilon}{\frac{\varepsilon}{x} \cdot -0.5 + x \cdot 2}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 4: 45.3% accurate, 9.7× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \frac{\varepsilon}{\frac{\varepsilon}{x} \cdot -0.5 + x \cdot 2} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (x eps) :precision binary64 (/ eps (+ (* (/ eps x) -0.5) (* x 2.0))))
double code(double x, double eps) {
	return eps / (((eps / x) * -0.5) + (x * 2.0));
}
real(8) function code(x, eps)
    real(8), intent (in) :: x
    real(8), intent (in) :: eps
    code = eps / (((eps / x) * (-0.5d0)) + (x * 2.0d0))
end function
public static double code(double x, double eps) {
	return eps / (((eps / x) * -0.5) + (x * 2.0));
}
def code(x, eps):
	return eps / (((eps / x) * -0.5) + (x * 2.0))
function code(x, eps)
	return Float64(eps / Float64(Float64(Float64(eps / x) * -0.5) + Float64(x * 2.0)))
end
function tmp = code(x, eps)
	tmp = eps / (((eps / x) * -0.5) + (x * 2.0));
end
code[x_, eps_] := N[(eps / N[(N[(N[(eps / x), $MachinePrecision] * -0.5), $MachinePrecision] + N[(x * 2.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\frac{\varepsilon}{\frac{\varepsilon}{x} \cdot -0.5 + x \cdot 2}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Initial program 67.3%

    \[x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \]
  2. Step-by-step derivation
    1. flip--67.2%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{x \cdot x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \cdot \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}}} \]
    2. div-inv67.0%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(x \cdot x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \cdot \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}}} \]
    3. add-sqr-sqrt66.8%

      \[\leadsto \left(x \cdot x - \color{blue}{\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}} \]
    4. sub-neg66.8%

      \[\leadsto \left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \sqrt{\color{blue}{x \cdot x + \left(-\varepsilon\right)}}} \]
    5. add-sqr-sqrt64.7%

      \[\leadsto \left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x + \color{blue}{\sqrt{-\varepsilon} \cdot \sqrt{-\varepsilon}}}} \]
    6. hypot-def64.7%

      \[\leadsto \left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \color{blue}{\mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)}} \]
  3. Applied egg-rr64.7%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)}} \]
  4. Step-by-step derivation
    1. associate-*r/64.7%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot 1}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)}} \]
    2. *-rgt-identity64.7%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)} \]
    3. associate--r-77.6%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\left(x \cdot x - x \cdot x\right) + \varepsilon}}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)} \]
    4. +-inverses77.6%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{0} + \varepsilon}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)} \]
    5. +-lft-identity77.6%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\varepsilon}}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)} \]
  5. Simplified77.6%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

      \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{\mathsf{fma}\left(x, 2, \frac{0.5 \cdot \left(\color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{-1} \cdot \sqrt{-1}\right)} \cdot \varepsilon\right)}{x}\right)} \]
    7. rem-square-sqrt39.3%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{\mathsf{fma}\left(x, 2, \frac{0.5 \cdot \left(\color{blue}{-1} \cdot \varepsilon\right)}{x}\right)} \]
    8. associate-*r*39.3%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{\mathsf{fma}\left(x, 2, \frac{\color{blue}{\left(0.5 \cdot -1\right) \cdot \varepsilon}}{x}\right)} \]
    9. metadata-eval39.3%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{\mathsf{fma}\left(x, 2, \frac{\color{blue}{-0.5} \cdot \varepsilon}{x}\right)} \]
    10. *-commutative39.3%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{\mathsf{fma}\left(x, 2, \frac{\color{blue}{\varepsilon \cdot -0.5}}{x}\right)} \]
    11. associate-*l/39.3%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{\mathsf{fma}\left(x, 2, \color{blue}{\frac{\varepsilon}{x} \cdot -0.5}\right)} \]
  8. Simplified39.3%

    \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{\color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(x, 2, \frac{\varepsilon}{x} \cdot -0.5\right)}} \]
  9. Step-by-step derivation
    1. fma-udef39.3%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{\color{blue}{x \cdot 2 + \frac{\varepsilon}{x} \cdot -0.5}} \]
    2. metadata-eval39.3%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{x \cdot \color{blue}{\frac{1}{0.5}} + \frac{\varepsilon}{x} \cdot -0.5} \]
    3. div-inv39.3%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{\color{blue}{\frac{x}{0.5}} + \frac{\varepsilon}{x} \cdot -0.5} \]
    4. +-commutative39.3%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{\color{blue}{\frac{\varepsilon}{x} \cdot -0.5 + \frac{x}{0.5}}} \]
    5. div-inv39.3%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{\frac{\varepsilon}{x} \cdot -0.5 + \color{blue}{x \cdot \frac{1}{0.5}}} \]
    6. metadata-eval39.3%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{\frac{\varepsilon}{x} \cdot -0.5 + x \cdot \color{blue}{2}} \]
  10. Applied egg-rr39.3%

    \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{\color{blue}{\frac{\varepsilon}{x} \cdot -0.5 + x \cdot 2}} \]
  11. Final simplification39.3%

    \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{\frac{\varepsilon}{x} \cdot -0.5 + x \cdot 2} \]

Alternative 5: 44.5% accurate, 21.4× speedup?

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

\\
\frac{\varepsilon}{x} \cdot 0.5
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Initial program 67.3%

    \[x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \]
  2. Taylor expanded in x around inf 38.7%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{0.5 \cdot \frac{\varepsilon}{x}} \]
  3. Final simplification38.7%

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

Alternative 6: 5.3% 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 67.3%

    \[x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \]
  2. Step-by-step derivation
    1. flip--67.2%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{x \cdot x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \cdot \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}}} \]
    2. div-inv67.0%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(x \cdot x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \cdot \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}}} \]
    3. add-sqr-sqrt66.8%

      \[\leadsto \left(x \cdot x - \color{blue}{\left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon}} \]
    4. sub-neg66.8%

      \[\leadsto \left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \sqrt{\color{blue}{x \cdot x + \left(-\varepsilon\right)}}} \]
    5. add-sqr-sqrt64.7%

      \[\leadsto \left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \sqrt{x \cdot x + \color{blue}{\sqrt{-\varepsilon} \cdot \sqrt{-\varepsilon}}}} \]
    6. hypot-def64.7%

      \[\leadsto \left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \color{blue}{\mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)}} \]
  3. Applied egg-rr64.7%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)}} \]
  4. Step-by-step derivation
    1. associate-*r/64.7%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)\right) \cdot 1}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)}} \]
    2. *-rgt-identity64.7%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{x \cdot x - \left(x \cdot x - \varepsilon\right)}}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)} \]
    3. associate--r-77.6%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\left(x \cdot x - x \cdot x\right) + \varepsilon}}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)} \]
    4. +-inverses77.6%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{0} + \varepsilon}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)} \]
    5. +-lft-identity77.6%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\varepsilon}}{x + \mathsf{hypot}\left(x, \sqrt{-\varepsilon}\right)} \]
  5. Simplified77.6%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

      \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{\mathsf{fma}\left(x, 2, \frac{0.5 \cdot \left(\color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{-1} \cdot \sqrt{-1}\right)} \cdot \varepsilon\right)}{x}\right)} \]
    7. rem-square-sqrt39.3%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{\mathsf{fma}\left(x, 2, \frac{0.5 \cdot \left(\color{blue}{-1} \cdot \varepsilon\right)}{x}\right)} \]
    8. associate-*r*39.3%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{\mathsf{fma}\left(x, 2, \frac{\color{blue}{\left(0.5 \cdot -1\right) \cdot \varepsilon}}{x}\right)} \]
    9. metadata-eval39.3%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{\mathsf{fma}\left(x, 2, \frac{\color{blue}{-0.5} \cdot \varepsilon}{x}\right)} \]
    10. *-commutative39.3%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{\mathsf{fma}\left(x, 2, \frac{\color{blue}{\varepsilon \cdot -0.5}}{x}\right)} \]
    11. associate-*l/39.3%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{\mathsf{fma}\left(x, 2, \color{blue}{\frac{\varepsilon}{x} \cdot -0.5}\right)} \]
  8. Simplified39.3%

    \[\leadsto \frac{\varepsilon}{\color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(x, 2, \frac{\varepsilon}{x} \cdot -0.5\right)}} \]
  9. Taylor expanded in eps around inf 5.1%

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

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{x \cdot -2} \]
  11. Simplified5.1%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{x \cdot -2} \]
  12. Final simplification5.1%

    \[\leadsto x \cdot -2 \]

Alternative 7: 3.5% accurate, 107.0× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ x \end{array} \]
(FPCore (x eps) :precision binary64 x)
double code(double x, double eps) {
	return x;
}
real(8) function code(x, eps)
    real(8), intent (in) :: x
    real(8), intent (in) :: eps
    code = x
end function
public static double code(double x, double eps) {
	return x;
}
def code(x, eps):
	return x
function code(x, eps)
	return x
end
function tmp = code(x, eps)
	tmp = x;
end
code[x_, eps_] := x
\begin{array}{l}

\\
x
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Initial program 67.3%

    \[x - \sqrt{x \cdot x - \varepsilon} \]
  2. Taylor expanded in x around inf 6.5%

    \[\leadsto x - \color{blue}{\left(x + -0.5 \cdot \frac{\varepsilon}{x}\right)} \]
  3. Taylor expanded in x around 0 5.4%

    \[\leadsto x - \color{blue}{-0.5 \cdot \frac{\varepsilon}{x}} \]
  4. Step-by-step derivation
    1. *-commutative5.4%

      \[\leadsto x - \color{blue}{\frac{\varepsilon}{x} \cdot -0.5} \]
  5. Simplified5.4%

    \[\leadsto x - \color{blue}{\frac{\varepsilon}{x} \cdot -0.5} \]
  6. Step-by-step derivation
    1. sub-neg5.4%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{x + \left(-\frac{\varepsilon}{x} \cdot -0.5\right)} \]
    2. +-commutative5.4%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(-\frac{\varepsilon}{x} \cdot -0.5\right) + x} \]
    3. *-commutative5.4%

      \[\leadsto \left(-\color{blue}{-0.5 \cdot \frac{\varepsilon}{x}}\right) + x \]
    4. distribute-lft-neg-in5.4%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(--0.5\right) \cdot \frac{\varepsilon}{x}} + x \]
    5. metadata-eval5.4%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{0.5} \cdot \frac{\varepsilon}{x} + x \]
    6. associate-*r/5.4%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{0.5 \cdot \varepsilon}{x}} + x \]
    7. associate-*l/5.4%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{0.5}{x} \cdot \varepsilon} + x \]
    8. *-commutative5.4%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\varepsilon \cdot \frac{0.5}{x}} + x \]
  7. Applied egg-rr5.4%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\varepsilon \cdot \frac{0.5}{x} + x} \]
  8. Taylor expanded in eps around 0 3.6%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{x} \]
  9. Final simplification3.6%

    \[\leadsto x \]

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 2023285 
(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))))