quadm (p42, negative)

Percentage Accurate: 52.7% → 84.5%
Time: 13.9s
Alternatives: 8
Speedup: 19.1×

Specification

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\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (/ (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4.0 (* a c))))) (* 2.0 a)))
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	return (-b - sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (a * c))))) / (2.0 * a);
}
real(8) function code(a, b, c)
    real(8), intent (in) :: a
    real(8), intent (in) :: b
    real(8), intent (in) :: c
    code = (-b - sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0d0 * (a * c))))) / (2.0d0 * a)
end function
public static double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	return (-b - Math.sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (a * c))))) / (2.0 * a);
}
def code(a, b, c):
	return (-b - math.sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (a * c))))) / (2.0 * a)
function code(a, b, c)
	return Float64(Float64(Float64(-b) - sqrt(Float64(Float64(b * b) - Float64(4.0 * Float64(a * c))))) / Float64(2.0 * a))
end
function tmp = code(a, b, c)
	tmp = (-b - sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (a * c))))) / (2.0 * a);
end
code[a_, b_, c_] := N[(N[((-b) - N[Sqrt[N[(N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision] - N[(4.0 * N[(a * c), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] / N[(2.0 * a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}

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

Sampling outcomes in binary64 precision:

Local Percentage Accuracy vs ?

The average percentage accuracy by input value. Horizontal axis shows value of an input variable; the variable is choosen in the title. Vertical axis is accuracy; higher is better. Red represent the original program, while blue represents Herbie's suggestion. These can be toggled with buttons below the plot. The line is an average while dots represent individual samples.

Accuracy vs Speed?

Herbie found 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: 52.7% accurate, 1.0× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (/ (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4.0 (* a c))))) (* 2.0 a)))
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	return (-b - sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (a * c))))) / (2.0 * a);
}
real(8) function code(a, b, c)
    real(8), intent (in) :: a
    real(8), intent (in) :: b
    real(8), intent (in) :: c
    code = (-b - sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0d0 * (a * c))))) / (2.0d0 * a)
end function
public static double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	return (-b - Math.sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (a * c))))) / (2.0 * a);
}
def code(a, b, c):
	return (-b - math.sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (a * c))))) / (2.0 * a)
function code(a, b, c)
	return Float64(Float64(Float64(-b) - sqrt(Float64(Float64(b * b) - Float64(4.0 * Float64(a * c))))) / Float64(2.0 * a))
end
function tmp = code(a, b, c)
	tmp = (-b - sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (a * c))))) / (2.0 * a);
end
code[a_, b_, c_] := N[(N[((-b) - N[Sqrt[N[(N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision] - N[(4.0 * N[(a * c), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] / N[(2.0 * a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}

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

Alternative 1: 84.5% accurate, 1.0× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -7.8 \cdot 10^{+15}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 7.8 \cdot 10^{+61}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= b -7.8e+15)
   (/ (- c) b)
   (if (<= b 7.8e+61)
     (/ (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4.0 (* c a))))) (* a 2.0))
     (- (/ c b) (/ b a)))))
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b <= -7.8e+15) {
		tmp = -c / b;
	} else if (b <= 7.8e+61) {
		tmp = (-b - sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (c * a))))) / (a * 2.0);
	} else {
		tmp = (c / b) - (b / a);
	}
	return tmp;
}
real(8) function code(a, b, c)
    real(8), intent (in) :: a
    real(8), intent (in) :: b
    real(8), intent (in) :: c
    real(8) :: tmp
    if (b <= (-7.8d+15)) then
        tmp = -c / b
    else if (b <= 7.8d+61) then
        tmp = (-b - sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0d0 * (c * a))))) / (a * 2.0d0)
    else
        tmp = (c / b) - (b / a)
    end if
    code = tmp
end function
public static double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b <= -7.8e+15) {
		tmp = -c / b;
	} else if (b <= 7.8e+61) {
		tmp = (-b - Math.sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (c * a))))) / (a * 2.0);
	} else {
		tmp = (c / b) - (b / a);
	}
	return tmp;
}
def code(a, b, c):
	tmp = 0
	if b <= -7.8e+15:
		tmp = -c / b
	elif b <= 7.8e+61:
		tmp = (-b - math.sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (c * a))))) / (a * 2.0)
	else:
		tmp = (c / b) - (b / a)
	return tmp
function code(a, b, c)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (b <= -7.8e+15)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(-c) / b);
	elseif (b <= 7.8e+61)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(Float64(-b) - sqrt(Float64(Float64(b * b) - Float64(4.0 * Float64(c * a))))) / Float64(a * 2.0));
	else
		tmp = Float64(Float64(c / b) - Float64(b / a));
	end
	return tmp
end
function tmp_2 = code(a, b, c)
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (b <= -7.8e+15)
		tmp = -c / b;
	elseif (b <= 7.8e+61)
		tmp = (-b - sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (c * a))))) / (a * 2.0);
	else
		tmp = (c / b) - (b / a);
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
code[a_, b_, c_] := If[LessEqual[b, -7.8e+15], N[((-c) / b), $MachinePrecision], If[LessEqual[b, 7.8e+61], N[(N[((-b) - N[Sqrt[N[(N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision] - N[(4.0 * N[(c * a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] / N[(a * 2.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(N[(c / b), $MachinePrecision] - N[(b / a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \leq -7.8 \cdot 10^{+15}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 7.8 \cdot 10^{+61}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{a \cdot 2}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 3 regimes
  2. if b < -7.8e15

    1. Initial program 10.8%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. *-commutative10.8%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      2. sqr-neg10.8%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)} - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      3. *-commutative10.8%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      4. sqr-neg10.8%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      5. *-commutative10.8%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      6. associate-*r*10.8%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      7. *-commutative10.8%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{\color{blue}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    3. Simplified10.8%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    4. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 90.4%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}} \]
    5. Step-by-step derivation
      1. mul-1-neg90.4%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-\frac{c}{b}} \]
      2. distribute-neg-frac90.4%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-c}{b}} \]
    6. Simplified90.4%

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

    if -7.8e15 < b < 7.79999999999999975e61

    1. Initial program 74.4%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]

    if 7.79999999999999975e61 < b

    1. Initial program 72.3%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. *-commutative72.3%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      2. sqr-neg72.3%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)} - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      3. *-commutative72.3%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      4. sqr-neg72.3%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      5. *-commutative72.3%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      6. associate-*r*72.3%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      7. *-commutative72.3%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{\color{blue}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    3. Simplified72.3%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    4. Taylor expanded in b around inf 96.2%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{b}{a} + \frac{c}{b}} \]
    5. Step-by-step derivation
      1. +-commutative96.2%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{c}{b} + -1 \cdot \frac{b}{a}} \]
      2. mul-1-neg96.2%

        \[\leadsto \frac{c}{b} + \color{blue}{\left(-\frac{b}{a}\right)} \]
      3. unsub-neg96.2%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}} \]
    6. Simplified96.2%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}} \]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification84.8%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -7.8 \cdot 10^{+15}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 7.8 \cdot 10^{+61}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 2: 79.5% accurate, 1.0× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -1.18 \cdot 10^{+14}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 3.6 \cdot 10^{-74}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= b -1.18e+14)
   (/ (- c) b)
   (if (<= b 3.6e-74)
     (/ (- (- b) (sqrt (* c (* a -4.0)))) (* a 2.0))
     (- (/ c b) (/ b a)))))
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b <= -1.18e+14) {
		tmp = -c / b;
	} else if (b <= 3.6e-74) {
		tmp = (-b - sqrt((c * (a * -4.0)))) / (a * 2.0);
	} else {
		tmp = (c / b) - (b / a);
	}
	return tmp;
}
real(8) function code(a, b, c)
    real(8), intent (in) :: a
    real(8), intent (in) :: b
    real(8), intent (in) :: c
    real(8) :: tmp
    if (b <= (-1.18d+14)) then
        tmp = -c / b
    else if (b <= 3.6d-74) then
        tmp = (-b - sqrt((c * (a * (-4.0d0))))) / (a * 2.0d0)
    else
        tmp = (c / b) - (b / a)
    end if
    code = tmp
end function
public static double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b <= -1.18e+14) {
		tmp = -c / b;
	} else if (b <= 3.6e-74) {
		tmp = (-b - Math.sqrt((c * (a * -4.0)))) / (a * 2.0);
	} else {
		tmp = (c / b) - (b / a);
	}
	return tmp;
}
def code(a, b, c):
	tmp = 0
	if b <= -1.18e+14:
		tmp = -c / b
	elif b <= 3.6e-74:
		tmp = (-b - math.sqrt((c * (a * -4.0)))) / (a * 2.0)
	else:
		tmp = (c / b) - (b / a)
	return tmp
function code(a, b, c)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (b <= -1.18e+14)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(-c) / b);
	elseif (b <= 3.6e-74)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(Float64(-b) - sqrt(Float64(c * Float64(a * -4.0)))) / Float64(a * 2.0));
	else
		tmp = Float64(Float64(c / b) - Float64(b / a));
	end
	return tmp
end
function tmp_2 = code(a, b, c)
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (b <= -1.18e+14)
		tmp = -c / b;
	elseif (b <= 3.6e-74)
		tmp = (-b - sqrt((c * (a * -4.0)))) / (a * 2.0);
	else
		tmp = (c / b) - (b / a);
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
code[a_, b_, c_] := If[LessEqual[b, -1.18e+14], N[((-c) / b), $MachinePrecision], If[LessEqual[b, 3.6e-74], N[(N[((-b) - N[Sqrt[N[(c * N[(a * -4.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] / N[(a * 2.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(N[(c / b), $MachinePrecision] - N[(b / a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \leq -1.18 \cdot 10^{+14}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 3.6 \cdot 10^{-74}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}}{a \cdot 2}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 3 regimes
  2. if b < -1.18e14

    1. Initial program 10.8%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. *-commutative10.8%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      2. sqr-neg10.8%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)} - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      3. *-commutative10.8%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      4. sqr-neg10.8%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      5. *-commutative10.8%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      6. associate-*r*10.8%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      7. *-commutative10.8%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{\color{blue}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    3. Simplified10.8%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    4. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 90.4%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}} \]
    5. Step-by-step derivation
      1. mul-1-neg90.4%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-\frac{c}{b}} \]
      2. distribute-neg-frac90.4%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-c}{b}} \]
    6. Simplified90.4%

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

    if -1.18e14 < b < 3.6000000000000002e-74

    1. Initial program 69.7%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. *-commutative69.7%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      2. sqr-neg69.7%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)} - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      3. *-commutative69.7%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      4. sqr-neg69.7%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      5. *-commutative69.7%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      6. associate-*r*69.7%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      7. *-commutative69.7%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{\color{blue}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    3. Simplified69.7%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    4. Taylor expanded in b around 0 62.8%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{-4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{a \cdot 2} \]
    5. Step-by-step derivation
      1. *-commutative62.8%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot -4}}}{a \cdot 2} \]
      2. *-commutative62.8%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)} \cdot -4}}{a \cdot 2} \]
      3. associate-*l*62.8%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}}}{a \cdot 2} \]
    6. Simplified62.8%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}}}{a \cdot 2} \]

    if 3.6000000000000002e-74 < b

    1. Initial program 77.1%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. *-commutative77.1%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      2. sqr-neg77.1%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)} - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      3. *-commutative77.1%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      4. sqr-neg77.1%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      5. *-commutative77.1%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      6. associate-*r*77.1%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      7. *-commutative77.1%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{\color{blue}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    3. Simplified77.1%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    4. Taylor expanded in b around inf 88.7%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{b}{a} + \frac{c}{b}} \]
    5. Step-by-step derivation
      1. +-commutative88.7%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{c}{b} + -1 \cdot \frac{b}{a}} \]
      2. mul-1-neg88.7%

        \[\leadsto \frac{c}{b} + \color{blue}{\left(-\frac{b}{a}\right)} \]
      3. unsub-neg88.7%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}} \]
    6. Simplified88.7%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}} \]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification80.2%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -1.18 \cdot 10^{+14}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 3.6 \cdot 10^{-74}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 3: 79.0% accurate, 1.0× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -1.18 \cdot 10^{+14}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 5.2 \cdot 10^{-86}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{0.5}{a} \cdot \left(b - \sqrt{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= b -1.18e+14)
   (/ (- c) b)
   (if (<= b 5.2e-86)
     (* (/ 0.5 a) (- b (sqrt (* c (* a -4.0)))))
     (- (/ c b) (/ b a)))))
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b <= -1.18e+14) {
		tmp = -c / b;
	} else if (b <= 5.2e-86) {
		tmp = (0.5 / a) * (b - sqrt((c * (a * -4.0))));
	} else {
		tmp = (c / b) - (b / a);
	}
	return tmp;
}
real(8) function code(a, b, c)
    real(8), intent (in) :: a
    real(8), intent (in) :: b
    real(8), intent (in) :: c
    real(8) :: tmp
    if (b <= (-1.18d+14)) then
        tmp = -c / b
    else if (b <= 5.2d-86) then
        tmp = (0.5d0 / a) * (b - sqrt((c * (a * (-4.0d0)))))
    else
        tmp = (c / b) - (b / a)
    end if
    code = tmp
end function
public static double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b <= -1.18e+14) {
		tmp = -c / b;
	} else if (b <= 5.2e-86) {
		tmp = (0.5 / a) * (b - Math.sqrt((c * (a * -4.0))));
	} else {
		tmp = (c / b) - (b / a);
	}
	return tmp;
}
def code(a, b, c):
	tmp = 0
	if b <= -1.18e+14:
		tmp = -c / b
	elif b <= 5.2e-86:
		tmp = (0.5 / a) * (b - math.sqrt((c * (a * -4.0))))
	else:
		tmp = (c / b) - (b / a)
	return tmp
function code(a, b, c)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (b <= -1.18e+14)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(-c) / b);
	elseif (b <= 5.2e-86)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(0.5 / a) * Float64(b - sqrt(Float64(c * Float64(a * -4.0)))));
	else
		tmp = Float64(Float64(c / b) - Float64(b / a));
	end
	return tmp
end
function tmp_2 = code(a, b, c)
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (b <= -1.18e+14)
		tmp = -c / b;
	elseif (b <= 5.2e-86)
		tmp = (0.5 / a) * (b - sqrt((c * (a * -4.0))));
	else
		tmp = (c / b) - (b / a);
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
code[a_, b_, c_] := If[LessEqual[b, -1.18e+14], N[((-c) / b), $MachinePrecision], If[LessEqual[b, 5.2e-86], N[(N[(0.5 / a), $MachinePrecision] * N[(b - N[Sqrt[N[(c * N[(a * -4.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(N[(c / b), $MachinePrecision] - N[(b / a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \leq -1.18 \cdot 10^{+14}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 5.2 \cdot 10^{-86}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{0.5}{a} \cdot \left(b - \sqrt{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}\right)\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 3 regimes
  2. if b < -1.18e14

    1. Initial program 10.8%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. *-commutative10.8%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      2. sqr-neg10.8%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)} - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      3. *-commutative10.8%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      4. sqr-neg10.8%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      5. *-commutative10.8%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      6. associate-*r*10.8%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      7. *-commutative10.8%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{\color{blue}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    3. Simplified10.8%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    4. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 90.4%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}} \]
    5. Step-by-step derivation
      1. mul-1-neg90.4%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-\frac{c}{b}} \]
      2. distribute-neg-frac90.4%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-c}{b}} \]
    6. Simplified90.4%

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

    if -1.18e14 < b < 5.2000000000000002e-86

    1. Initial program 69.0%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. *-commutative69.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      2. sqr-neg69.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)} - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      3. *-commutative69.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      4. sqr-neg69.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      5. *-commutative69.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      6. associate-*r*69.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      7. *-commutative69.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{\color{blue}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    3. Simplified69.0%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    4. Step-by-step derivation
      1. clear-num68.8%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{1}{\frac{a \cdot 2}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}}} \]
      2. associate-/r/68.9%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{1}{a \cdot 2} \cdot \left(\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}\right)} \]
      3. *-commutative68.9%

        \[\leadsto \frac{1}{\color{blue}{2 \cdot a}} \cdot \left(\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}\right) \]
      4. associate-/r*68.9%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{a}} \cdot \left(\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}\right) \]
      5. metadata-eval68.9%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{0.5}}{a} \cdot \left(\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}\right) \]
      6. add-sqr-sqrt40.3%

        \[\leadsto \frac{0.5}{a} \cdot \left(\color{blue}{\sqrt{-b} \cdot \sqrt{-b}} - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}\right) \]
      7. sqrt-unprod62.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{0.5}{a} \cdot \left(\color{blue}{\sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)}} - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}\right) \]
      8. sqr-neg62.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{0.5}{a} \cdot \left(\sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b}} - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}\right) \]
      9. sqrt-prod22.2%

        \[\leadsto \frac{0.5}{a} \cdot \left(\color{blue}{\sqrt{b} \cdot \sqrt{b}} - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}\right) \]
      10. add-sqr-sqrt62.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{0.5}{a} \cdot \left(\color{blue}{b} - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}\right) \]
      11. fma-neg62.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{0.5}{a} \cdot \left(b - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -\left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a\right)}}\right) \]
      12. *-commutative62.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{0.5}{a} \cdot \left(b - \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -\color{blue}{a \cdot \left(4 \cdot c\right)}\right)}\right) \]
      13. distribute-rgt-neg-in62.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{0.5}{a} \cdot \left(b - \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, \color{blue}{a \cdot \left(-4 \cdot c\right)}\right)}\right) \]
      14. *-commutative62.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{0.5}{a} \cdot \left(b - \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, a \cdot \left(-\color{blue}{c \cdot 4}\right)\right)}\right) \]
      15. distribute-rgt-neg-in62.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{0.5}{a} \cdot \left(b - \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, a \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot \left(-4\right)\right)}\right)}\right) \]
      16. metadata-eval62.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{0.5}{a} \cdot \left(b - \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, a \cdot \left(c \cdot \color{blue}{-4}\right)\right)}\right) \]
    5. Applied egg-rr62.5%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{0.5}{a} \cdot \left(b - \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right)}\right)} \]
    6. Taylor expanded in b around 0 62.3%

      \[\leadsto \frac{0.5}{a} \cdot \left(b - \sqrt{\color{blue}{-4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}\right) \]
    7. Step-by-step derivation
      1. associate-*r*62.3%

        \[\leadsto \frac{0.5}{a} \cdot \left(b - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\right) \]
    8. Simplified62.3%

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

    if 5.2000000000000002e-86 < b

    1. Initial program 77.2%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. *-commutative77.2%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      2. sqr-neg77.2%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)} - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      3. *-commutative77.2%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      4. sqr-neg77.2%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      5. *-commutative77.2%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      6. associate-*r*77.2%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      7. *-commutative77.2%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{\color{blue}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    3. Simplified77.2%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    4. Taylor expanded in b around inf 86.6%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{b}{a} + \frac{c}{b}} \]
    5. Step-by-step derivation
      1. +-commutative86.6%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{c}{b} + -1 \cdot \frac{b}{a}} \]
      2. mul-1-neg86.6%

        \[\leadsto \frac{c}{b} + \color{blue}{\left(-\frac{b}{a}\right)} \]
      3. unsub-neg86.6%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}} \]
    6. Simplified86.6%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}} \]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification79.7%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -1.18 \cdot 10^{+14}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 5.2 \cdot 10^{-86}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{0.5}{a} \cdot \left(b - \sqrt{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 4: 68.4% accurate, 12.8× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -5 \cdot 10^{-310}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= b -5e-310) (/ (- c) b) (- (/ c b) (/ b a))))
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b <= -5e-310) {
		tmp = -c / b;
	} else {
		tmp = (c / b) - (b / a);
	}
	return tmp;
}
real(8) function code(a, b, c)
    real(8), intent (in) :: a
    real(8), intent (in) :: b
    real(8), intent (in) :: c
    real(8) :: tmp
    if (b <= (-5d-310)) then
        tmp = -c / b
    else
        tmp = (c / b) - (b / a)
    end if
    code = tmp
end function
public static double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b <= -5e-310) {
		tmp = -c / b;
	} else {
		tmp = (c / b) - (b / a);
	}
	return tmp;
}
def code(a, b, c):
	tmp = 0
	if b <= -5e-310:
		tmp = -c / b
	else:
		tmp = (c / b) - (b / a)
	return tmp
function code(a, b, c)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (b <= -5e-310)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(-c) / b);
	else
		tmp = Float64(Float64(c / b) - Float64(b / a));
	end
	return tmp
end
function tmp_2 = code(a, b, c)
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (b <= -5e-310)
		tmp = -c / b;
	else
		tmp = (c / b) - (b / a);
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
code[a_, b_, c_] := If[LessEqual[b, -5e-310], N[((-c) / b), $MachinePrecision], N[(N[(c / b), $MachinePrecision] - N[(b / a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \leq -5 \cdot 10^{-310}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 2 regimes
  2. if b < -4.999999999999985e-310

    1. Initial program 34.5%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. *-commutative34.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      2. sqr-neg34.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)} - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      3. *-commutative34.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      4. sqr-neg34.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      5. *-commutative34.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      6. associate-*r*34.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      7. *-commutative34.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{\color{blue}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    3. Simplified34.5%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    4. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 61.6%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}} \]
    5. Step-by-step derivation
      1. mul-1-neg61.6%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-\frac{c}{b}} \]
      2. distribute-neg-frac61.6%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-c}{b}} \]
    6. Simplified61.6%

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

    if -4.999999999999985e-310 < b

    1. Initial program 76.5%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. *-commutative76.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      2. sqr-neg76.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)} - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      3. *-commutative76.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      4. sqr-neg76.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      5. *-commutative76.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      6. associate-*r*76.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      7. *-commutative76.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{\color{blue}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    3. Simplified76.5%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    4. Taylor expanded in b around inf 73.1%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{b}{a} + \frac{c}{b}} \]
    5. Step-by-step derivation
      1. +-commutative73.1%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{c}{b} + -1 \cdot \frac{b}{a}} \]
      2. mul-1-neg73.1%

        \[\leadsto \frac{c}{b} + \color{blue}{\left(-\frac{b}{a}\right)} \]
      3. unsub-neg73.1%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}} \]
    6. Simplified73.1%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}} \]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification67.8%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -5 \cdot 10^{-310}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 5: 44.0% accurate, 19.1× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -4.6 \cdot 10^{+21}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (a b c) :precision binary64 (if (<= b -4.6e+21) (/ c b) (/ (- b) a)))
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b <= -4.6e+21) {
		tmp = c / b;
	} else {
		tmp = -b / a;
	}
	return tmp;
}
real(8) function code(a, b, c)
    real(8), intent (in) :: a
    real(8), intent (in) :: b
    real(8), intent (in) :: c
    real(8) :: tmp
    if (b <= (-4.6d+21)) then
        tmp = c / b
    else
        tmp = -b / a
    end if
    code = tmp
end function
public static double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b <= -4.6e+21) {
		tmp = c / b;
	} else {
		tmp = -b / a;
	}
	return tmp;
}
def code(a, b, c):
	tmp = 0
	if b <= -4.6e+21:
		tmp = c / b
	else:
		tmp = -b / a
	return tmp
function code(a, b, c)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (b <= -4.6e+21)
		tmp = Float64(c / b);
	else
		tmp = Float64(Float64(-b) / a);
	end
	return tmp
end
function tmp_2 = code(a, b, c)
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (b <= -4.6e+21)
		tmp = c / b;
	else
		tmp = -b / a;
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
code[a_, b_, c_] := If[LessEqual[b, -4.6e+21], N[(c / b), $MachinePrecision], N[((-b) / a), $MachinePrecision]]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \leq -4.6 \cdot 10^{+21}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 2 regimes
  2. if b < -4.6e21

    1. Initial program 10.9%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. *-commutative10.9%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      2. sqr-neg10.9%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)} - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      3. *-commutative10.9%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      4. sqr-neg10.9%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      5. *-commutative10.9%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      6. associate-*r*10.9%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      7. *-commutative10.9%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{\color{blue}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    3. Simplified10.9%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    4. Taylor expanded in b around inf 2.2%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{-2 \cdot b + 2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}}}{a \cdot 2} \]
    5. Taylor expanded in b around 0 25.9%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{c}{b}} \]

    if -4.6e21 < b

    1. Initial program 72.9%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. *-commutative72.9%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      2. sqr-neg72.9%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)} - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      3. *-commutative72.9%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      4. sqr-neg72.9%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      5. *-commutative72.9%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      6. associate-*r*72.9%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      7. *-commutative72.9%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{\color{blue}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    3. Simplified72.9%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    4. Taylor expanded in b around inf 53.3%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{b}{a}} \]
    5. Step-by-step derivation
      1. associate-*r/53.3%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-1 \cdot b}{a}} \]
      2. mul-1-neg53.3%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{-b}}{a} \]
    6. Simplified53.3%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-b}{a}} \]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification46.3%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -4.6 \cdot 10^{+21}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 6: 68.2% accurate, 19.1× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -2.9 \cdot 10^{-307}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= b -2.9e-307) (/ (- c) b) (/ (- b) a)))
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b <= -2.9e-307) {
		tmp = -c / b;
	} else {
		tmp = -b / a;
	}
	return tmp;
}
real(8) function code(a, b, c)
    real(8), intent (in) :: a
    real(8), intent (in) :: b
    real(8), intent (in) :: c
    real(8) :: tmp
    if (b <= (-2.9d-307)) then
        tmp = -c / b
    else
        tmp = -b / a
    end if
    code = tmp
end function
public static double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b <= -2.9e-307) {
		tmp = -c / b;
	} else {
		tmp = -b / a;
	}
	return tmp;
}
def code(a, b, c):
	tmp = 0
	if b <= -2.9e-307:
		tmp = -c / b
	else:
		tmp = -b / a
	return tmp
function code(a, b, c)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (b <= -2.9e-307)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(-c) / b);
	else
		tmp = Float64(Float64(-b) / a);
	end
	return tmp
end
function tmp_2 = code(a, b, c)
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (b <= -2.9e-307)
		tmp = -c / b;
	else
		tmp = -b / a;
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
code[a_, b_, c_] := If[LessEqual[b, -2.9e-307], N[((-c) / b), $MachinePrecision], N[((-b) / a), $MachinePrecision]]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \leq -2.9 \cdot 10^{-307}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 2 regimes
  2. if b < -2.9e-307

    1. Initial program 33.4%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. *-commutative33.4%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      2. sqr-neg33.4%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)} - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      3. *-commutative33.4%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      4. sqr-neg33.4%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      5. *-commutative33.4%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      6. associate-*r*33.4%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      7. *-commutative33.4%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{\color{blue}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    3. Simplified33.4%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    4. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 62.6%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}} \]
    5. Step-by-step derivation
      1. mul-1-neg62.6%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-\frac{c}{b}} \]
      2. distribute-neg-frac62.6%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-c}{b}} \]
    6. Simplified62.6%

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

    if -2.9e-307 < b

    1. Initial program 76.8%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. *-commutative76.8%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      2. sqr-neg76.8%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)} - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      3. *-commutative76.8%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      4. sqr-neg76.8%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      5. *-commutative76.8%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      6. associate-*r*76.8%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      7. *-commutative76.8%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{\color{blue}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    3. Simplified76.8%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    4. Taylor expanded in b around inf 71.7%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{b}{a}} \]
    5. Step-by-step derivation
      1. associate-*r/71.7%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-1 \cdot b}{a}} \]
      2. mul-1-neg71.7%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{-b}}{a} \]
    6. Simplified71.7%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-b}{a}} \]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification67.6%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -2.9 \cdot 10^{-307}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 7: 2.5% accurate, 38.7× speedup?

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

\\
\frac{b}{a}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Initial program 57.2%

    \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
  2. Step-by-step derivation
    1. *-commutative57.2%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    2. sqr-neg57.2%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)} - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    3. *-commutative57.2%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    4. sqr-neg57.2%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    5. *-commutative57.2%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    6. associate-*r*57.2%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    7. *-commutative57.2%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{\color{blue}{a \cdot 2}} \]
  3. Simplified57.2%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{a \cdot 2}} \]
  4. Step-by-step derivation
    1. clear-num57.0%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{1}{\frac{a \cdot 2}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}}} \]
    2. associate-/r/57.1%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{1}{a \cdot 2} \cdot \left(\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}\right)} \]
    3. *-commutative57.1%

      \[\leadsto \frac{1}{\color{blue}{2 \cdot a}} \cdot \left(\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}\right) \]
    4. associate-/r*57.1%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{a}} \cdot \left(\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}\right) \]
    5. metadata-eval57.1%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{0.5}}{a} \cdot \left(\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}\right) \]
    6. add-sqr-sqrt15.6%

      \[\leadsto \frac{0.5}{a} \cdot \left(\color{blue}{\sqrt{-b} \cdot \sqrt{-b}} - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}\right) \]
    7. sqrt-unprod26.6%

      \[\leadsto \frac{0.5}{a} \cdot \left(\color{blue}{\sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)}} - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}\right) \]
    8. sqr-neg26.6%

      \[\leadsto \frac{0.5}{a} \cdot \left(\sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b}} - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}\right) \]
    9. sqrt-prod18.9%

      \[\leadsto \frac{0.5}{a} \cdot \left(\color{blue}{\sqrt{b} \cdot \sqrt{b}} - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}\right) \]
    10. add-sqr-sqrt33.0%

      \[\leadsto \frac{0.5}{a} \cdot \left(\color{blue}{b} - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}\right) \]
    11. fma-neg33.0%

      \[\leadsto \frac{0.5}{a} \cdot \left(b - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -\left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a\right)}}\right) \]
    12. *-commutative33.0%

      \[\leadsto \frac{0.5}{a} \cdot \left(b - \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, -\color{blue}{a \cdot \left(4 \cdot c\right)}\right)}\right) \]
    13. distribute-rgt-neg-in33.0%

      \[\leadsto \frac{0.5}{a} \cdot \left(b - \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, \color{blue}{a \cdot \left(-4 \cdot c\right)}\right)}\right) \]
    14. *-commutative33.0%

      \[\leadsto \frac{0.5}{a} \cdot \left(b - \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, a \cdot \left(-\color{blue}{c \cdot 4}\right)\right)}\right) \]
    15. distribute-rgt-neg-in33.0%

      \[\leadsto \frac{0.5}{a} \cdot \left(b - \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, a \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot \left(-4\right)\right)}\right)}\right) \]
    16. metadata-eval33.0%

      \[\leadsto \frac{0.5}{a} \cdot \left(b - \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, a \cdot \left(c \cdot \color{blue}{-4}\right)\right)}\right) \]
  5. Applied egg-rr33.0%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{0.5}{a} \cdot \left(b - \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(b, b, a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)\right)}\right)} \]
  6. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 2.4%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{b}{a}} \]
  7. Final simplification2.4%

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

Alternative 8: 11.0% accurate, 38.7× speedup?

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

\\
\frac{c}{b}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Initial program 57.2%

    \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
  2. Step-by-step derivation
    1. *-commutative57.2%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    2. sqr-neg57.2%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)} - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    3. *-commutative57.2%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    4. sqr-neg57.2%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    5. *-commutative57.2%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    6. associate-*r*57.2%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    7. *-commutative57.2%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{\color{blue}{a \cdot 2}} \]
  3. Simplified57.2%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{a \cdot 2}} \]
  4. Taylor expanded in b around inf 38.7%

    \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{-2 \cdot b + 2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}}}{a \cdot 2} \]
  5. Taylor expanded in b around 0 8.7%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{c}{b}} \]
  6. Final simplification8.7%

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

Developer target: 99.7% accurate, 0.1× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} t_0 := \left|\frac{b}{2}\right|\\ t_1 := \sqrt{\left|a\right|} \cdot \sqrt{\left|c\right|}\\ t_2 := \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\mathsf{copysign}\left(a, c\right) = a:\\ \;\;\;\;\sqrt{t_0 - t_1} \cdot \sqrt{t_0 + t_1}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\mathsf{hypot}\left(\frac{b}{2}, t_1\right)\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b < 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{t_2 - \frac{b}{2}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{b}{2} + t_2}{-a}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (let* ((t_0 (fabs (/ b 2.0)))
        (t_1 (* (sqrt (fabs a)) (sqrt (fabs c))))
        (t_2
         (if (== (copysign a c) a)
           (* (sqrt (- t_0 t_1)) (sqrt (+ t_0 t_1)))
           (hypot (/ b 2.0) t_1))))
   (if (< b 0.0) (/ c (- t_2 (/ b 2.0))) (/ (+ (/ b 2.0) t_2) (- a)))))
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double t_0 = fabs((b / 2.0));
	double t_1 = sqrt(fabs(a)) * sqrt(fabs(c));
	double tmp;
	if (copysign(a, c) == a) {
		tmp = sqrt((t_0 - t_1)) * sqrt((t_0 + t_1));
	} else {
		tmp = hypot((b / 2.0), t_1);
	}
	double t_2 = tmp;
	double tmp_1;
	if (b < 0.0) {
		tmp_1 = c / (t_2 - (b / 2.0));
	} else {
		tmp_1 = ((b / 2.0) + t_2) / -a;
	}
	return tmp_1;
}
public static double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double t_0 = Math.abs((b / 2.0));
	double t_1 = Math.sqrt(Math.abs(a)) * Math.sqrt(Math.abs(c));
	double tmp;
	if (Math.copySign(a, c) == a) {
		tmp = Math.sqrt((t_0 - t_1)) * Math.sqrt((t_0 + t_1));
	} else {
		tmp = Math.hypot((b / 2.0), t_1);
	}
	double t_2 = tmp;
	double tmp_1;
	if (b < 0.0) {
		tmp_1 = c / (t_2 - (b / 2.0));
	} else {
		tmp_1 = ((b / 2.0) + t_2) / -a;
	}
	return tmp_1;
}
def code(a, b, c):
	t_0 = math.fabs((b / 2.0))
	t_1 = math.sqrt(math.fabs(a)) * math.sqrt(math.fabs(c))
	tmp = 0
	if math.copysign(a, c) == a:
		tmp = math.sqrt((t_0 - t_1)) * math.sqrt((t_0 + t_1))
	else:
		tmp = math.hypot((b / 2.0), t_1)
	t_2 = tmp
	tmp_1 = 0
	if b < 0.0:
		tmp_1 = c / (t_2 - (b / 2.0))
	else:
		tmp_1 = ((b / 2.0) + t_2) / -a
	return tmp_1
function code(a, b, c)
	t_0 = abs(Float64(b / 2.0))
	t_1 = Float64(sqrt(abs(a)) * sqrt(abs(c)))
	tmp = 0.0
	if (copysign(a, c) == a)
		tmp = Float64(sqrt(Float64(t_0 - t_1)) * sqrt(Float64(t_0 + t_1)));
	else
		tmp = hypot(Float64(b / 2.0), t_1);
	end
	t_2 = tmp
	tmp_1 = 0.0
	if (b < 0.0)
		tmp_1 = Float64(c / Float64(t_2 - Float64(b / 2.0)));
	else
		tmp_1 = Float64(Float64(Float64(b / 2.0) + t_2) / Float64(-a));
	end
	return tmp_1
end
function tmp_3 = code(a, b, c)
	t_0 = abs((b / 2.0));
	t_1 = sqrt(abs(a)) * sqrt(abs(c));
	tmp = 0.0;
	if ((sign(c) * abs(a)) == a)
		tmp = sqrt((t_0 - t_1)) * sqrt((t_0 + t_1));
	else
		tmp = hypot((b / 2.0), t_1);
	end
	t_2 = tmp;
	tmp_2 = 0.0;
	if (b < 0.0)
		tmp_2 = c / (t_2 - (b / 2.0));
	else
		tmp_2 = ((b / 2.0) + t_2) / -a;
	end
	tmp_3 = tmp_2;
end
code[a_, b_, c_] := Block[{t$95$0 = N[Abs[N[(b / 2.0), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]}, Block[{t$95$1 = N[(N[Sqrt[N[Abs[a], $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sqrt[N[Abs[c], $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]}, Block[{t$95$2 = If[Equal[N[With[{TMP1 = Abs[a], TMP2 = Sign[c]}, TMP1 * If[TMP2 == 0, 1, TMP2]], $MachinePrecision], a], N[(N[Sqrt[N[(t$95$0 - t$95$1), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sqrt[N[(t$95$0 + t$95$1), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[Sqrt[N[(b / 2.0), $MachinePrecision] ^ 2 + t$95$1 ^ 2], $MachinePrecision]]}, If[Less[b, 0.0], N[(c / N[(t$95$2 - N[(b / 2.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(N[(N[(b / 2.0), $MachinePrecision] + t$95$2), $MachinePrecision] / (-a)), $MachinePrecision]]]]]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\begin{array}{l}
t_0 := \left|\frac{b}{2}\right|\\
t_1 := \sqrt{\left|a\right|} \cdot \sqrt{\left|c\right|}\\
t_2 := \begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;\mathsf{copysign}\left(a, c\right) = a:\\
\;\;\;\;\sqrt{t_0 - t_1} \cdot \sqrt{t_0 + t_1}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\mathsf{hypot}\left(\frac{b}{2}, t_1\right)\\


\end{array}\\
\mathbf{if}\;b < 0:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{c}{t_2 - \frac{b}{2}}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{b}{2} + t_2}{-a}\\


\end{array}
\end{array}

Reproduce

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herbie shell --seed 2023308 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "quadm (p42, negative)"
  :precision binary64
  :herbie-expected 10

  :herbie-target
  (if (< b 0.0) (/ c (- (if (== (copysign a c) a) (* (sqrt (- (fabs (/ b 2.0)) (* (sqrt (fabs a)) (sqrt (fabs c))))) (sqrt (+ (fabs (/ b 2.0)) (* (sqrt (fabs a)) (sqrt (fabs c)))))) (hypot (/ b 2.0) (* (sqrt (fabs a)) (sqrt (fabs c))))) (/ b 2.0))) (/ (+ (/ b 2.0) (if (== (copysign a c) a) (* (sqrt (- (fabs (/ b 2.0)) (* (sqrt (fabs a)) (sqrt (fabs c))))) (sqrt (+ (fabs (/ b 2.0)) (* (sqrt (fabs a)) (sqrt (fabs c)))))) (hypot (/ b 2.0) (* (sqrt (fabs a)) (sqrt (fabs c)))))) (- a)))

  (/ (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4.0 (* a c))))) (* 2.0 a)))