The quadratic formula (r2)

Percentage Accurate: 52.6% → 83.9%
Time: 11.1s
Alternatives: 7
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 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: 52.6% 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: 83.9% accurate, 1.0× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -3.6 \cdot 10^{-170}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 5.2 \cdot 10^{+103}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(c \cdot 4\right) \cdot a}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= b -3.6e-170)
   (/ (- c) b)
   (if (<= b 5.2e+103)
     (/ (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* c 4.0) a)))) (* a 2.0))
     (/ (- b) a))))
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b <= -3.6e-170) {
		tmp = -c / b;
	} else if (b <= 5.2e+103) {
		tmp = (-b - sqrt(((b * b) - ((c * 4.0) * a)))) / (a * 2.0);
	} 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 <= (-3.6d-170)) then
        tmp = -c / b
    else if (b <= 5.2d+103) then
        tmp = (-b - sqrt(((b * b) - ((c * 4.0d0) * a)))) / (a * 2.0d0)
    else
        tmp = -b / a
    end if
    code = tmp
end function
public static double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b <= -3.6e-170) {
		tmp = -c / b;
	} else if (b <= 5.2e+103) {
		tmp = (-b - Math.sqrt(((b * b) - ((c * 4.0) * a)))) / (a * 2.0);
	} else {
		tmp = -b / a;
	}
	return tmp;
}
def code(a, b, c):
	tmp = 0
	if b <= -3.6e-170:
		tmp = -c / b
	elif b <= 5.2e+103:
		tmp = (-b - math.sqrt(((b * b) - ((c * 4.0) * a)))) / (a * 2.0)
	else:
		tmp = -b / a
	return tmp
function code(a, b, c)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (b <= -3.6e-170)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(-c) / b);
	elseif (b <= 5.2e+103)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(Float64(-b) - sqrt(Float64(Float64(b * b) - Float64(Float64(c * 4.0) * a)))) / Float64(a * 2.0));
	else
		tmp = Float64(Float64(-b) / a);
	end
	return tmp
end
function tmp_2 = code(a, b, c)
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (b <= -3.6e-170)
		tmp = -c / b;
	elseif (b <= 5.2e+103)
		tmp = (-b - sqrt(((b * b) - ((c * 4.0) * a)))) / (a * 2.0);
	else
		tmp = -b / a;
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
code[a_, b_, c_] := If[LessEqual[b, -3.6e-170], N[((-c) / b), $MachinePrecision], If[LessEqual[b, 5.2e+103], N[(N[((-b) - N[Sqrt[N[(N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision] - N[(N[(c * 4.0), $MachinePrecision] * a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] / N[(a * 2.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[((-b) / a), $MachinePrecision]]]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \leq -3.6 \cdot 10^{-170}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 5.2 \cdot 10^{+103}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(c \cdot 4\right) \cdot a}}{a \cdot 2}\\

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


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 3 regimes
  2. if b < -3.6000000000000003e-170

    1. Initial program 22.5%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. *-commutative22.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      2. sqr-neg22.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)} - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      3. *-commutative22.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      4. sqr-neg22.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      5. *-commutative22.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      6. associate-*r*22.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      7. *-commutative22.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{\color{blue}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    3. Simplified22.5%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    4. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 81.9%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}} \]
    5. Step-by-step derivation
      1. mul-1-neg81.9%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-\frac{c}{b}} \]
      2. distribute-neg-frac81.9%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-c}{b}} \]
    6. Simplified81.9%

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

    if -3.6000000000000003e-170 < b < 5.2000000000000003e103

    1. Initial program 86.2%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. *-commutative86.2%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      2. sqr-neg86.2%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)} - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      3. *-commutative86.2%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      4. sqr-neg86.2%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      5. *-commutative86.2%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      6. associate-*r*86.3%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      7. *-commutative86.3%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{\color{blue}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    3. Simplified86.3%

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

    if 5.2000000000000003e103 < b

    1. Initial program 51.4%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. *-commutative51.4%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      2. sqr-neg51.4%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)} - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      3. *-commutative51.4%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      4. sqr-neg51.4%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      5. *-commutative51.4%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      6. associate-*r*51.4%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      7. *-commutative51.4%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{\color{blue}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    3. Simplified51.4%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    4. Taylor expanded in b around inf 96.9%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{b}{a}} \]
    5. Step-by-step derivation
      1. associate-*r/96.9%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-1 \cdot b}{a}} \]
      2. mul-1-neg96.9%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{-b}}{a} \]
    6. Simplified96.9%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-b}{a}} \]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification87.1%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -3.6 \cdot 10^{-170}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 5.2 \cdot 10^{+103}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(c \cdot 4\right) \cdot a}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 2: 83.9% accurate, 1.0× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -3.6 \cdot 10^{-170}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 6 \cdot 10^{+103}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= b -3.6e-170)
   (/ (- c) b)
   (if (<= b 6e+103)
     (/ (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4.0 (* c a))))) (* a 2.0))
     (/ (- b) a))))
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b <= -3.6e-170) {
		tmp = -c / b;
	} else if (b <= 6e+103) {
		tmp = (-b - sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (c * a))))) / (a * 2.0);
	} 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 <= (-3.6d-170)) then
        tmp = -c / b
    else if (b <= 6d+103) then
        tmp = (-b - sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0d0 * (c * a))))) / (a * 2.0d0)
    else
        tmp = -b / a
    end if
    code = tmp
end function
public static double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b <= -3.6e-170) {
		tmp = -c / b;
	} else if (b <= 6e+103) {
		tmp = (-b - Math.sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (c * a))))) / (a * 2.0);
	} else {
		tmp = -b / a;
	}
	return tmp;
}
def code(a, b, c):
	tmp = 0
	if b <= -3.6e-170:
		tmp = -c / b
	elif b <= 6e+103:
		tmp = (-b - math.sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (c * a))))) / (a * 2.0)
	else:
		tmp = -b / a
	return tmp
function code(a, b, c)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (b <= -3.6e-170)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(-c) / b);
	elseif (b <= 6e+103)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(Float64(-b) - sqrt(Float64(Float64(b * b) - Float64(4.0 * Float64(c * a))))) / Float64(a * 2.0));
	else
		tmp = Float64(Float64(-b) / a);
	end
	return tmp
end
function tmp_2 = code(a, b, c)
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (b <= -3.6e-170)
		tmp = -c / b;
	elseif (b <= 6e+103)
		tmp = (-b - sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (c * a))))) / (a * 2.0);
	else
		tmp = -b / a;
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
code[a_, b_, c_] := If[LessEqual[b, -3.6e-170], N[((-c) / b), $MachinePrecision], If[LessEqual[b, 6e+103], 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[((-b) / a), $MachinePrecision]]]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \leq -3.6 \cdot 10^{-170}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 6 \cdot 10^{+103}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{a \cdot 2}\\

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


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 3 regimes
  2. if b < -3.6000000000000003e-170

    1. Initial program 22.5%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. *-commutative22.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      2. sqr-neg22.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)} - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      3. *-commutative22.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      4. sqr-neg22.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      5. *-commutative22.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      6. associate-*r*22.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      7. *-commutative22.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{\color{blue}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    3. Simplified22.5%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    4. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 81.9%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}} \]
    5. Step-by-step derivation
      1. mul-1-neg81.9%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-\frac{c}{b}} \]
      2. distribute-neg-frac81.9%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-c}{b}} \]
    6. Simplified81.9%

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

    if -3.6000000000000003e-170 < b < 6e103

    1. Initial program 86.2%

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

    if 6e103 < b

    1. Initial program 51.4%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. *-commutative51.4%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      2. sqr-neg51.4%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)} - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      3. *-commutative51.4%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      4. sqr-neg51.4%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      5. *-commutative51.4%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      6. associate-*r*51.4%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      7. *-commutative51.4%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{\color{blue}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    3. Simplified51.4%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    4. Taylor expanded in b around inf 96.9%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{b}{a}} \]
    5. Step-by-step derivation
      1. associate-*r/96.9%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-1 \cdot b}{a}} \]
      2. mul-1-neg96.9%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{-b}}{a} \]
    6. Simplified96.9%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-b}{a}} \]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification87.0%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -3.6 \cdot 10^{-170}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 6 \cdot 10^{+103}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 3: 78.3% accurate, 1.0× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -3.6 \cdot 10^{-170}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 1.55 \cdot 10^{-142}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b + \sqrt{a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)}}{a \cdot -2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= b -3.6e-170)
   (/ (- c) b)
   (if (<= b 1.55e-142)
     (/ (+ b (sqrt (* a (* c -4.0)))) (* a -2.0))
     (- (/ c b) (/ b a)))))
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b <= -3.6e-170) {
		tmp = -c / b;
	} else if (b <= 1.55e-142) {
		tmp = (b + sqrt((a * (c * -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 <= (-3.6d-170)) then
        tmp = -c / b
    else if (b <= 1.55d-142) then
        tmp = (b + sqrt((a * (c * (-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 <= -3.6e-170) {
		tmp = -c / b;
	} else if (b <= 1.55e-142) {
		tmp = (b + Math.sqrt((a * (c * -4.0)))) / (a * -2.0);
	} else {
		tmp = (c / b) - (b / a);
	}
	return tmp;
}
def code(a, b, c):
	tmp = 0
	if b <= -3.6e-170:
		tmp = -c / b
	elif b <= 1.55e-142:
		tmp = (b + math.sqrt((a * (c * -4.0)))) / (a * -2.0)
	else:
		tmp = (c / b) - (b / a)
	return tmp
function code(a, b, c)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (b <= -3.6e-170)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(-c) / b);
	elseif (b <= 1.55e-142)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(b + sqrt(Float64(a * Float64(c * -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 <= -3.6e-170)
		tmp = -c / b;
	elseif (b <= 1.55e-142)
		tmp = (b + sqrt((a * (c * -4.0)))) / (a * -2.0);
	else
		tmp = (c / b) - (b / a);
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
code[a_, b_, c_] := If[LessEqual[b, -3.6e-170], N[((-c) / b), $MachinePrecision], If[LessEqual[b, 1.55e-142], N[(N[(b + N[Sqrt[N[(a * N[(c * -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 -3.6 \cdot 10^{-170}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 1.55 \cdot 10^{-142}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{b + \sqrt{a \cdot \left(c \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 < -3.6000000000000003e-170

    1. Initial program 22.5%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. *-commutative22.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      2. sqr-neg22.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)} - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      3. *-commutative22.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      4. sqr-neg22.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      5. *-commutative22.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      6. associate-*r*22.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      7. *-commutative22.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{\color{blue}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    3. Simplified22.5%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    4. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 81.9%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}} \]
    5. Step-by-step derivation
      1. mul-1-neg81.9%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-\frac{c}{b}} \]
      2. distribute-neg-frac81.9%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-c}{b}} \]
    6. Simplified81.9%

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

    if -3.6000000000000003e-170 < b < 1.55e-142

    1. Initial program 75.5%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. *-commutative75.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      2. sqr-neg75.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)} - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      3. *-commutative75.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      4. sqr-neg75.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      5. *-commutative75.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      6. associate-*r*75.7%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      7. *-commutative75.7%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{\color{blue}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    3. Simplified75.7%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    4. Taylor expanded in b around 0 74.8%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{-4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{a \cdot 2} \]
    5. Step-by-step derivation
      1. *-commutative74.8%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot -4}}}{a \cdot 2} \]
      2. *-commutative74.8%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)} \cdot -4}}{a \cdot 2} \]
      3. associate-*l*75.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}}}{a \cdot 2} \]
    6. Simplified75.0%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}}}{a \cdot 2} \]
    7. Step-by-step derivation
      1. frac-2neg75.0%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-\left(\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}\right)}{-a \cdot 2}} \]
      2. div-inv74.5%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(-\left(\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{-a \cdot 2}} \]
      3. neg-sub074.5%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(0 - \left(\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}\right)\right)} \cdot \frac{1}{-a \cdot 2} \]
      4. add-sqr-sqrt42.2%

        \[\leadsto \left(0 - \left(\color{blue}{\sqrt{-b} \cdot \sqrt{-b}} - \sqrt{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{-a \cdot 2} \]
      5. sqrt-unprod74.0%

        \[\leadsto \left(0 - \left(\color{blue}{\sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)}} - \sqrt{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{-a \cdot 2} \]
      6. sqr-neg74.0%

        \[\leadsto \left(0 - \left(\sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b}} - \sqrt{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{-a \cdot 2} \]
      7. sqrt-unprod31.6%

        \[\leadsto \left(0 - \left(\color{blue}{\sqrt{b} \cdot \sqrt{b}} - \sqrt{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{-a \cdot 2} \]
      8. add-sqr-sqrt74.4%

        \[\leadsto \left(0 - \left(\color{blue}{b} - \sqrt{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}\right)\right) \cdot \frac{1}{-a \cdot 2} \]
      9. associate-+l-74.4%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\left(0 - b\right) + \sqrt{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}\right)} \cdot \frac{1}{-a \cdot 2} \]
      10. neg-sub074.4%

        \[\leadsto \left(\color{blue}{\left(-b\right)} + \sqrt{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{-a \cdot 2} \]
      11. add-sqr-sqrt42.7%

        \[\leadsto \left(\color{blue}{\sqrt{-b} \cdot \sqrt{-b}} + \sqrt{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{-a \cdot 2} \]
      12. sqrt-unprod74.4%

        \[\leadsto \left(\color{blue}{\sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)}} + \sqrt{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{-a \cdot 2} \]
      13. sqr-neg74.4%

        \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b}} + \sqrt{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{-a \cdot 2} \]
      14. sqrt-unprod32.3%

        \[\leadsto \left(\color{blue}{\sqrt{b} \cdot \sqrt{b}} + \sqrt{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{-a \cdot 2} \]
      15. add-sqr-sqrt74.5%

        \[\leadsto \left(\color{blue}{b} + \sqrt{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{-a \cdot 2} \]
      16. associate-*r*74.4%

        \[\leadsto \left(b + \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right) \cdot -4}}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{-a \cdot 2} \]
      17. *-commutative74.4%

        \[\leadsto \left(b + \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right)} \cdot -4}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{-a \cdot 2} \]
      18. associate-*r*74.5%

        \[\leadsto \left(b + \sqrt{\color{blue}{a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)}}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{-a \cdot 2} \]
      19. distribute-rgt-neg-in74.5%

        \[\leadsto \left(b + \sqrt{a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{\color{blue}{a \cdot \left(-2\right)}} \]
      20. metadata-eval74.5%

        \[\leadsto \left(b + \sqrt{a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{a \cdot \color{blue}{-2}} \]
    8. Applied egg-rr74.5%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(b + \sqrt{a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)}\right) \cdot \frac{1}{a \cdot -2}} \]
    9. Step-by-step derivation
      1. associate-*r/75.0%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(b + \sqrt{a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)}\right) \cdot 1}{a \cdot -2}} \]
      2. *-rgt-identity75.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{b + \sqrt{a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)}}}{a \cdot -2} \]
    10. Simplified75.0%

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

    if 1.55e-142 < 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 85.6%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{b}{a} + \frac{c}{b}} \]
    5. Step-by-step derivation
      1. +-commutative85.6%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{c}{b} + -1 \cdot \frac{b}{a}} \]
      2. mul-1-neg85.6%

        \[\leadsto \frac{c}{b} + \color{blue}{\left(-\frac{b}{a}\right)} \]
      3. unsub-neg85.6%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}} \]
    6. Simplified85.6%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}} \]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification82.0%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -3.6 \cdot 10^{-170}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 1.55 \cdot 10^{-142}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b + \sqrt{a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)}}{a \cdot -2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 4: 67.4% 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 34.9%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. *-commutative34.9%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      2. sqr-neg34.9%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)} - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      3. *-commutative34.9%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      4. sqr-neg34.9%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      5. *-commutative34.9%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      6. associate-*r*35.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      7. *-commutative35.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{\color{blue}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    3. Simplified35.0%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    4. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 65.0%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}} \]
    5. Step-by-step derivation
      1. mul-1-neg65.0%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-\frac{c}{b}} \]
      2. distribute-neg-frac65.0%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-c}{b}} \]
    6. Simplified65.0%

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

    if -4.999999999999985e-310 < b

    1. Initial program 73.0%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. *-commutative73.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      2. sqr-neg73.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)} - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      3. *-commutative73.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      4. sqr-neg73.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      5. *-commutative73.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      6. associate-*r*73.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      7. *-commutative73.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{\color{blue}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    3. Simplified73.0%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    4. Taylor expanded in b around inf 72.8%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{b}{a} + \frac{c}{b}} \]
    5. Step-by-step derivation
      1. +-commutative72.8%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{c}{b} + -1 \cdot \frac{b}{a}} \]
      2. mul-1-neg72.8%

        \[\leadsto \frac{c}{b} + \color{blue}{\left(-\frac{b}{a}\right)} \]
      3. unsub-neg72.8%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}} \]
    6. Simplified72.8%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}} \]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification69.0%

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

Alternative 5: 43.2% accurate, 19.1× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -8 \cdot 10^{-89}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (a b c) :precision binary64 (if (<= b -8e-89) (/ c b) (/ (- b) a)))
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b <= -8e-89) {
		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 <= (-8d-89)) 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 <= -8e-89) {
		tmp = c / b;
	} else {
		tmp = -b / a;
	}
	return tmp;
}
def code(a, b, c):
	tmp = 0
	if b <= -8e-89:
		tmp = c / b
	else:
		tmp = -b / a
	return tmp
function code(a, b, c)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (b <= -8e-89)
		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 <= -8e-89)
		tmp = c / b;
	else
		tmp = -b / a;
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
code[a_, b_, c_] := If[LessEqual[b, -8e-89], N[(c / b), $MachinePrecision], N[((-b) / a), $MachinePrecision]]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \leq -8 \cdot 10^{-89}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b}\\

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


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 2 regimes
  2. if b < -8.00000000000000031e-89

    1. Initial program 19.0%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. *-commutative19.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      2. sqr-neg19.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)} - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      3. *-commutative19.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      4. sqr-neg19.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      5. *-commutative19.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      6. associate-*r*19.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      7. *-commutative19.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{\color{blue}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    3. Simplified19.0%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    4. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 67.0%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{-2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}}}{a \cdot 2} \]
    5. Step-by-step derivation
      1. frac-2neg67.0%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{--2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}}{-a \cdot 2}} \]
      2. distribute-rgt-neg-in67.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{--2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}}{\color{blue}{a \cdot \left(-2\right)}} \]
      3. metadata-eval67.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{--2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}}{a \cdot \color{blue}{-2}} \]
      4. distribute-frac-neg67.0%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-\frac{-2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}}{a \cdot -2}} \]
      5. add-sqr-sqrt37.4%

        \[\leadsto -\frac{-2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}}{\color{blue}{\sqrt{a \cdot -2} \cdot \sqrt{a \cdot -2}}} \]
      6. sqrt-unprod30.9%

        \[\leadsto -\frac{-2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}}{\color{blue}{\sqrt{\left(a \cdot -2\right) \cdot \left(a \cdot -2\right)}}} \]
      7. swap-sqr30.9%

        \[\leadsto -\frac{-2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}}{\sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(-2 \cdot -2\right)}}} \]
      8. metadata-eval30.9%

        \[\leadsto -\frac{-2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}}{\sqrt{\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \color{blue}{4}}} \]
      9. metadata-eval30.9%

        \[\leadsto -\frac{-2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}}{\sqrt{\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\left(2 \cdot 2\right)}}} \]
      10. swap-sqr30.9%

        \[\leadsto -\frac{-2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}}{\sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(a \cdot 2\right) \cdot \left(a \cdot 2\right)}}} \]
      11. sqrt-unprod13.2%

        \[\leadsto -\frac{-2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}}{\color{blue}{\sqrt{a \cdot 2} \cdot \sqrt{a \cdot 2}}} \]
      12. add-sqr-sqrt30.2%

        \[\leadsto -\frac{-2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}}{\color{blue}{a \cdot 2}} \]
      13. *-commutative30.2%

        \[\leadsto -\frac{-2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}}{\color{blue}{2 \cdot a}} \]
      14. times-frac30.2%

        \[\leadsto -\color{blue}{\frac{-2}{2} \cdot \frac{\frac{a \cdot c}{b}}{a}} \]
      15. metadata-eval30.2%

        \[\leadsto -\color{blue}{-1} \cdot \frac{\frac{a \cdot c}{b}}{a} \]
      16. associate-/l*30.4%

        \[\leadsto --1 \cdot \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{a}{\frac{b}{c}}}}{a} \]
    6. Applied egg-rr30.4%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{--1 \cdot \frac{\frac{a}{\frac{b}{c}}}{a}} \]
    7. Step-by-step derivation
      1. mul-1-neg30.4%

        \[\leadsto -\color{blue}{\left(-\frac{\frac{a}{\frac{b}{c}}}{a}\right)} \]
      2. remove-double-neg30.4%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{a}{\frac{b}{c}}}{a}} \]
      3. associate-/l/30.3%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{a}{a \cdot \frac{b}{c}}} \]
    8. Simplified30.3%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{a}{a \cdot \frac{b}{c}}} \]
    9. Taylor expanded in a around 0 30.1%

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

    if -8.00000000000000031e-89 < b

    1. Initial program 70.3%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. *-commutative70.3%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      2. sqr-neg70.3%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)} - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      3. *-commutative70.3%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      4. sqr-neg70.3%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      5. *-commutative70.3%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      6. associate-*r*70.3%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      7. *-commutative70.3%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{\color{blue}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    3. Simplified70.3%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    4. Taylor expanded in b around inf 54.4%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{b}{a}} \]
    5. Step-by-step derivation
      1. associate-*r/54.4%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-1 \cdot b}{a}} \]
      2. mul-1-neg54.4%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{-b}}{a} \]
    6. Simplified54.4%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-b}{a}} \]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification46.8%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -8 \cdot 10^{-89}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 6: 67.2% accurate, 19.1× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -4.5 \cdot 10^{-303}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= b -4.5e-303) (/ (- c) b) (/ (- b) a)))
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b <= -4.5e-303) {
		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 <= (-4.5d-303)) 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 <= -4.5e-303) {
		tmp = -c / b;
	} else {
		tmp = -b / a;
	}
	return tmp;
}
def code(a, b, c):
	tmp = 0
	if b <= -4.5e-303:
		tmp = -c / b
	else:
		tmp = -b / a
	return tmp
function code(a, b, c)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (b <= -4.5e-303)
		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 <= -4.5e-303)
		tmp = -c / b;
	else
		tmp = -b / a;
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
code[a_, b_, c_] := If[LessEqual[b, -4.5e-303], N[((-c) / b), $MachinePrecision], N[((-b) / a), $MachinePrecision]]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \leq -4.5 \cdot 10^{-303}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\

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


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 2 regimes
  2. if b < -4.5000000000000001e-303

    1. Initial program 33.9%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. *-commutative33.9%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      2. sqr-neg33.9%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)} - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      3. *-commutative33.9%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      4. sqr-neg33.9%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      5. *-commutative33.9%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      6. associate-*r*33.9%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      7. *-commutative33.9%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{\color{blue}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    3. Simplified33.9%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    4. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 66.0%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}} \]
    5. Step-by-step derivation
      1. mul-1-neg66.0%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-\frac{c}{b}} \]
      2. distribute-neg-frac66.0%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-c}{b}} \]
    6. Simplified66.0%

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

    if -4.5000000000000001e-303 < b

    1. Initial program 73.4%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. *-commutative73.4%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      2. sqr-neg73.4%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)} - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      3. *-commutative73.4%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      4. sqr-neg73.4%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      5. *-commutative73.4%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      6. associate-*r*73.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      7. *-commutative73.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{\color{blue}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    3. Simplified73.5%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    4. Taylor expanded in b around inf 71.6%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{b}{a}} \]
    5. Step-by-step derivation
      1. associate-*r/71.6%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-1 \cdot b}{a}} \]
      2. mul-1-neg71.6%

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

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-b}{a}} \]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification68.9%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -4.5 \cdot 10^{-303}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-c}{b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 7: 10.9% 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 54.3%

    \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
  2. Step-by-step derivation
    1. *-commutative54.3%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    2. sqr-neg54.3%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)} - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    3. *-commutative54.3%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    4. sqr-neg54.3%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    5. *-commutative54.3%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    6. associate-*r*54.3%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    7. *-commutative54.3%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{\color{blue}{a \cdot 2}} \]
  3. Simplified54.3%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot c\right) \cdot a}}{a \cdot 2}} \]
  4. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 23.7%

    \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{-2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}}}{a \cdot 2} \]
  5. Step-by-step derivation
    1. frac-2neg23.7%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{--2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}}{-a \cdot 2}} \]
    2. distribute-rgt-neg-in23.7%

      \[\leadsto \frac{--2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}}{\color{blue}{a \cdot \left(-2\right)}} \]
    3. metadata-eval23.7%

      \[\leadsto \frac{--2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}}{a \cdot \color{blue}{-2}} \]
    4. distribute-frac-neg23.7%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-\frac{-2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}}{a \cdot -2}} \]
    5. add-sqr-sqrt13.0%

      \[\leadsto -\frac{-2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}}{\color{blue}{\sqrt{a \cdot -2} \cdot \sqrt{a \cdot -2}}} \]
    6. sqrt-unprod12.3%

      \[\leadsto -\frac{-2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}}{\color{blue}{\sqrt{\left(a \cdot -2\right) \cdot \left(a \cdot -2\right)}}} \]
    7. swap-sqr12.3%

      \[\leadsto -\frac{-2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}}{\sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(-2 \cdot -2\right)}}} \]
    8. metadata-eval12.3%

      \[\leadsto -\frac{-2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}}{\sqrt{\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \color{blue}{4}}} \]
    9. metadata-eval12.3%

      \[\leadsto -\frac{-2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}}{\sqrt{\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\left(2 \cdot 2\right)}}} \]
    10. swap-sqr12.3%

      \[\leadsto -\frac{-2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}}{\sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(a \cdot 2\right) \cdot \left(a \cdot 2\right)}}} \]
    11. sqrt-unprod5.0%

      \[\leadsto -\frac{-2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}}{\color{blue}{\sqrt{a \cdot 2} \cdot \sqrt{a \cdot 2}}} \]
    12. add-sqr-sqrt11.5%

      \[\leadsto -\frac{-2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}}{\color{blue}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    13. *-commutative11.5%

      \[\leadsto -\frac{-2 \cdot \frac{a \cdot c}{b}}{\color{blue}{2 \cdot a}} \]
    14. times-frac11.5%

      \[\leadsto -\color{blue}{\frac{-2}{2} \cdot \frac{\frac{a \cdot c}{b}}{a}} \]
    15. metadata-eval11.5%

      \[\leadsto -\color{blue}{-1} \cdot \frac{\frac{a \cdot c}{b}}{a} \]
    16. associate-/l*11.5%

      \[\leadsto --1 \cdot \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{a}{\frac{b}{c}}}}{a} \]
  6. Applied egg-rr11.5%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{--1 \cdot \frac{\frac{a}{\frac{b}{c}}}{a}} \]
  7. Step-by-step derivation
    1. mul-1-neg11.5%

      \[\leadsto -\color{blue}{\left(-\frac{\frac{a}{\frac{b}{c}}}{a}\right)} \]
    2. remove-double-neg11.5%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{a}{\frac{b}{c}}}{a}} \]
    3. associate-/l/11.4%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{a}{a \cdot \frac{b}{c}}} \]
  8. Simplified11.4%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{a}{a \cdot \frac{b}{c}}} \]
  9. Taylor expanded in a around 0 11.5%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{c}{b}} \]
  10. Final simplification11.5%

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

Developer target: 71.5% accurate, 1.0× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} t_0 := \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b < 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) + t_0}{2 \cdot a}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - t_0}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (let* ((t_0 (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4.0 (* a c))))))
   (if (< b 0.0)
     (/ c (* a (/ (+ (- b) t_0) (* 2.0 a))))
     (/ (- (- b) t_0) (* 2.0 a)))))
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double t_0 = sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (a * c))));
	double tmp;
	if (b < 0.0) {
		tmp = c / (a * ((-b + t_0) / (2.0 * a)));
	} else {
		tmp = (-b - t_0) / (2.0 * 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) :: t_0
    real(8) :: tmp
    t_0 = sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0d0 * (a * c))))
    if (b < 0.0d0) then
        tmp = c / (a * ((-b + t_0) / (2.0d0 * a)))
    else
        tmp = (-b - t_0) / (2.0d0 * a)
    end if
    code = tmp
end function
public static double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double t_0 = Math.sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (a * c))));
	double tmp;
	if (b < 0.0) {
		tmp = c / (a * ((-b + t_0) / (2.0 * a)));
	} else {
		tmp = (-b - t_0) / (2.0 * a);
	}
	return tmp;
}
def code(a, b, c):
	t_0 = math.sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (a * c))))
	tmp = 0
	if b < 0.0:
		tmp = c / (a * ((-b + t_0) / (2.0 * a)))
	else:
		tmp = (-b - t_0) / (2.0 * a)
	return tmp
function code(a, b, c)
	t_0 = sqrt(Float64(Float64(b * b) - Float64(4.0 * Float64(a * c))))
	tmp = 0.0
	if (b < 0.0)
		tmp = Float64(c / Float64(a * Float64(Float64(Float64(-b) + t_0) / Float64(2.0 * a))));
	else
		tmp = Float64(Float64(Float64(-b) - t_0) / Float64(2.0 * a));
	end
	return tmp
end
function tmp_2 = code(a, b, c)
	t_0 = sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (a * c))));
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (b < 0.0)
		tmp = c / (a * ((-b + t_0) / (2.0 * a)));
	else
		tmp = (-b - t_0) / (2.0 * a);
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
code[a_, b_, c_] := Block[{t$95$0 = N[Sqrt[N[(N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision] - N[(4.0 * N[(a * c), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]}, If[Less[b, 0.0], N[(c / N[(a * N[(N[((-b) + t$95$0), $MachinePrecision] / N[(2.0 * a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(N[((-b) - t$95$0), $MachinePrecision] / N[(2.0 * a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\begin{array}{l}
t_0 := \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\\
\mathbf{if}\;b < 0:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) + t_0}{2 \cdot a}}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - t_0}{2 \cdot a}\\


\end{array}
\end{array}

Reproduce

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herbie shell --seed 2023311 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "The quadratic formula (r2)"
  :precision binary64

  :herbie-target
  (if (< b 0.0) (/ c (* a (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4.0 (* a c))))) (* 2.0 a)))) (/ (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4.0 (* a c))))) (* 2.0 a)))

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