Ian Simplification

Percentage Accurate: 6.9% → 8.3%
Time: 24.7s
Alternatives: 6
Speedup: 1.0×

Specification

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\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \frac{\pi}{2} - 2 \cdot \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{\frac{1 - x}{2}}\right) \end{array} \]
(FPCore (x)
 :precision binary64
 (- (/ PI 2.0) (* 2.0 (asin (sqrt (/ (- 1.0 x) 2.0))))))
double code(double x) {
	return (((double) M_PI) / 2.0) - (2.0 * asin(sqrt(((1.0 - x) / 2.0))));
}
public static double code(double x) {
	return (Math.PI / 2.0) - (2.0 * Math.asin(Math.sqrt(((1.0 - x) / 2.0))));
}
def code(x):
	return (math.pi / 2.0) - (2.0 * math.asin(math.sqrt(((1.0 - x) / 2.0))))
function code(x)
	return Float64(Float64(pi / 2.0) - Float64(2.0 * asin(sqrt(Float64(Float64(1.0 - x) / 2.0)))))
end
function tmp = code(x)
	tmp = (pi / 2.0) - (2.0 * asin(sqrt(((1.0 - x) / 2.0))));
end
code[x_] := N[(N[(Pi / 2.0), $MachinePrecision] - N[(2.0 * N[ArcSin[N[Sqrt[N[(N[(1.0 - x), $MachinePrecision] / 2.0), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\frac{\pi}{2} - 2 \cdot \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{\frac{1 - x}{2}}\right)
\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 6 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: 6.9% accurate, 1.0× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \frac{\pi}{2} - 2 \cdot \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{\frac{1 - x}{2}}\right) \end{array} \]
(FPCore (x)
 :precision binary64
 (- (/ PI 2.0) (* 2.0 (asin (sqrt (/ (- 1.0 x) 2.0))))))
double code(double x) {
	return (((double) M_PI) / 2.0) - (2.0 * asin(sqrt(((1.0 - x) / 2.0))));
}
public static double code(double x) {
	return (Math.PI / 2.0) - (2.0 * Math.asin(Math.sqrt(((1.0 - x) / 2.0))));
}
def code(x):
	return (math.pi / 2.0) - (2.0 * math.asin(math.sqrt(((1.0 - x) / 2.0))))
function code(x)
	return Float64(Float64(pi / 2.0) - Float64(2.0 * asin(sqrt(Float64(Float64(1.0 - x) / 2.0)))))
end
function tmp = code(x)
	tmp = (pi / 2.0) - (2.0 * asin(sqrt(((1.0 - x) / 2.0))));
end
code[x_] := N[(N[(Pi / 2.0), $MachinePrecision] - N[(2.0 * N[ArcSin[N[Sqrt[N[(N[(1.0 - x), $MachinePrecision] / 2.0), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\frac{\pi}{2} - 2 \cdot \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{\frac{1 - x}{2}}\right)
\end{array}

Alternative 1: 8.3% accurate, 0.2× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} t_0 := \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - 0.5 \cdot x}\right)\\ \frac{{\pi}^{3} \cdot 0.125 - {\left(\pi \cdot 0.5 - \cos^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 + x \cdot -0.5}\right)\right)}^{3} \cdot 8}{\mathsf{fma}\left(2 \cdot t_0, \mathsf{fma}\left(2, t_0, \pi \cdot 0.5\right), {\pi}^{2} \cdot 0.25\right)} \end{array} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (x)
 :precision binary64
 (let* ((t_0 (asin (sqrt (- 0.5 (* 0.5 x))))))
   (/
    (-
     (* (pow PI 3.0) 0.125)
     (* (pow (- (* PI 0.5) (acos (sqrt (+ 0.5 (* x -0.5))))) 3.0) 8.0))
    (fma (* 2.0 t_0) (fma 2.0 t_0 (* PI 0.5)) (* (pow PI 2.0) 0.25)))))
double code(double x) {
	double t_0 = asin(sqrt((0.5 - (0.5 * x))));
	return ((pow(((double) M_PI), 3.0) * 0.125) - (pow(((((double) M_PI) * 0.5) - acos(sqrt((0.5 + (x * -0.5))))), 3.0) * 8.0)) / fma((2.0 * t_0), fma(2.0, t_0, (((double) M_PI) * 0.5)), (pow(((double) M_PI), 2.0) * 0.25));
}
function code(x)
	t_0 = asin(sqrt(Float64(0.5 - Float64(0.5 * x))))
	return Float64(Float64(Float64((pi ^ 3.0) * 0.125) - Float64((Float64(Float64(pi * 0.5) - acos(sqrt(Float64(0.5 + Float64(x * -0.5))))) ^ 3.0) * 8.0)) / fma(Float64(2.0 * t_0), fma(2.0, t_0, Float64(pi * 0.5)), Float64((pi ^ 2.0) * 0.25)))
end
code[x_] := Block[{t$95$0 = N[ArcSin[N[Sqrt[N[(0.5 - N[(0.5 * x), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]}, N[(N[(N[(N[Power[Pi, 3.0], $MachinePrecision] * 0.125), $MachinePrecision] - N[(N[Power[N[(N[(Pi * 0.5), $MachinePrecision] - N[ArcCos[N[Sqrt[N[(0.5 + N[(x * -0.5), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], 3.0], $MachinePrecision] * 8.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] / N[(N[(2.0 * t$95$0), $MachinePrecision] * N[(2.0 * t$95$0 + N[(Pi * 0.5), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Power[Pi, 2.0], $MachinePrecision] * 0.25), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\begin{array}{l}
t_0 := \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - 0.5 \cdot x}\right)\\
\frac{{\pi}^{3} \cdot 0.125 - {\left(\pi \cdot 0.5 - \cos^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 + x \cdot -0.5}\right)\right)}^{3} \cdot 8}{\mathsf{fma}\left(2 \cdot t_0, \mathsf{fma}\left(2, t_0, \pi \cdot 0.5\right), {\pi}^{2} \cdot 0.25\right)}
\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Initial program 8.4%

    \[\frac{\pi}{2} - 2 \cdot \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{\frac{1 - x}{2}}\right) \]
  2. Step-by-step derivation
    1. flip3--8.4%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{{\left(\frac{\pi}{2}\right)}^{3} - {\left(2 \cdot \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{\frac{1 - x}{2}}\right)\right)}^{3}}{\frac{\pi}{2} \cdot \frac{\pi}{2} + \left(\left(2 \cdot \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{\frac{1 - x}{2}}\right)\right) \cdot \left(2 \cdot \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{\frac{1 - x}{2}}\right)\right) + \frac{\pi}{2} \cdot \left(2 \cdot \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{\frac{1 - x}{2}}\right)\right)\right)}} \]
  3. Applied egg-rr8.4%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{{\pi}^{3} \cdot 0.125 - {\sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right)}^{3} \cdot 8}{\mathsf{fma}\left(2 \cdot \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right), \mathsf{fma}\left(2, \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right), \pi \cdot 0.5\right), {\pi}^{2} \cdot 0.25\right)}} \]
  4. Step-by-step derivation
    1. asin-acos9.8%

      \[\leadsto \frac{{\pi}^{3} \cdot 0.125 - {\color{blue}{\left(\frac{\pi}{2} - \cos^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right)\right)}}^{3} \cdot 8}{\mathsf{fma}\left(2 \cdot \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right), \mathsf{fma}\left(2, \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right), \pi \cdot 0.5\right), {\pi}^{2} \cdot 0.25\right)} \]
    2. div-inv9.8%

      \[\leadsto \frac{{\pi}^{3} \cdot 0.125 - {\left(\color{blue}{\pi \cdot \frac{1}{2}} - \cos^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right)\right)}^{3} \cdot 8}{\mathsf{fma}\left(2 \cdot \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right), \mathsf{fma}\left(2, \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right), \pi \cdot 0.5\right), {\pi}^{2} \cdot 0.25\right)} \]
    3. metadata-eval9.8%

      \[\leadsto \frac{{\pi}^{3} \cdot 0.125 - {\left(\pi \cdot \color{blue}{0.5} - \cos^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right)\right)}^{3} \cdot 8}{\mathsf{fma}\left(2 \cdot \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right), \mathsf{fma}\left(2, \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right), \pi \cdot 0.5\right), {\pi}^{2} \cdot 0.25\right)} \]
    4. sub-neg9.8%

      \[\leadsto \frac{{\pi}^{3} \cdot 0.125 - {\left(\pi \cdot 0.5 - \cos^{-1} \left(\sqrt{\color{blue}{0.5 + \left(-x \cdot 0.5\right)}}\right)\right)}^{3} \cdot 8}{\mathsf{fma}\left(2 \cdot \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right), \mathsf{fma}\left(2, \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right), \pi \cdot 0.5\right), {\pi}^{2} \cdot 0.25\right)} \]
    5. distribute-rgt-neg-in9.8%

      \[\leadsto \frac{{\pi}^{3} \cdot 0.125 - {\left(\pi \cdot 0.5 - \cos^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 + \color{blue}{x \cdot \left(-0.5\right)}}\right)\right)}^{3} \cdot 8}{\mathsf{fma}\left(2 \cdot \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right), \mathsf{fma}\left(2, \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right), \pi \cdot 0.5\right), {\pi}^{2} \cdot 0.25\right)} \]
    6. metadata-eval9.8%

      \[\leadsto \frac{{\pi}^{3} \cdot 0.125 - {\left(\pi \cdot 0.5 - \cos^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 + x \cdot \color{blue}{-0.5}}\right)\right)}^{3} \cdot 8}{\mathsf{fma}\left(2 \cdot \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right), \mathsf{fma}\left(2, \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right), \pi \cdot 0.5\right), {\pi}^{2} \cdot 0.25\right)} \]
  5. Applied egg-rr9.8%

    \[\leadsto \frac{{\pi}^{3} \cdot 0.125 - {\color{blue}{\left(\pi \cdot 0.5 - \cos^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 + x \cdot -0.5}\right)\right)}}^{3} \cdot 8}{\mathsf{fma}\left(2 \cdot \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right), \mathsf{fma}\left(2, \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right), \pi \cdot 0.5\right), {\pi}^{2} \cdot 0.25\right)} \]
  6. Final simplification9.8%

    \[\leadsto \frac{{\pi}^{3} \cdot 0.125 - {\left(\pi \cdot 0.5 - \cos^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 + x \cdot -0.5}\right)\right)}^{3} \cdot 8}{\mathsf{fma}\left(2 \cdot \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - 0.5 \cdot x}\right), \mathsf{fma}\left(2, \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - 0.5 \cdot x}\right), \pi \cdot 0.5\right), {\pi}^{2} \cdot 0.25\right)} \]

Alternative 2: 8.3% accurate, 0.4× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \log \left(e^{\mathsf{fma}\left(\pi, 0.5, \left(\pi \cdot 0.5 - \cos^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 + x \cdot -0.5}\right)\right) \cdot -2\right)}\right) \end{array} \]
(FPCore (x)
 :precision binary64
 (log
  (exp (fma PI 0.5 (* (- (* PI 0.5) (acos (sqrt (+ 0.5 (* x -0.5))))) -2.0)))))
double code(double x) {
	return log(exp(fma(((double) M_PI), 0.5, (((((double) M_PI) * 0.5) - acos(sqrt((0.5 + (x * -0.5))))) * -2.0))));
}
function code(x)
	return log(exp(fma(pi, 0.5, Float64(Float64(Float64(pi * 0.5) - acos(sqrt(Float64(0.5 + Float64(x * -0.5))))) * -2.0))))
end
code[x_] := N[Log[N[Exp[N[(Pi * 0.5 + N[(N[(N[(Pi * 0.5), $MachinePrecision] - N[ArcCos[N[Sqrt[N[(0.5 + N[(x * -0.5), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] * -2.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\log \left(e^{\mathsf{fma}\left(\pi, 0.5, \left(\pi \cdot 0.5 - \cos^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 + x \cdot -0.5}\right)\right) \cdot -2\right)}\right)
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Initial program 8.4%

    \[\frac{\pi}{2} - 2 \cdot \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{\frac{1 - x}{2}}\right) \]
  2. Step-by-step derivation
    1. add-log-exp8.4%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\log \left(e^{\frac{\pi}{2} - 2 \cdot \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{\frac{1 - x}{2}}\right)}\right)} \]
    2. div-inv8.4%

      \[\leadsto \log \left(e^{\color{blue}{\pi \cdot \frac{1}{2}} - 2 \cdot \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{\frac{1 - x}{2}}\right)}\right) \]
    3. metadata-eval8.4%

      \[\leadsto \log \left(e^{\pi \cdot \color{blue}{0.5} - 2 \cdot \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{\frac{1 - x}{2}}\right)}\right) \]
    4. fma-neg8.4%

      \[\leadsto \log \left(e^{\color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(\pi, 0.5, -2 \cdot \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{\frac{1 - x}{2}}\right)\right)}}\right) \]
    5. *-commutative8.4%

      \[\leadsto \log \left(e^{\mathsf{fma}\left(\pi, 0.5, -\color{blue}{\sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{\frac{1 - x}{2}}\right) \cdot 2}\right)}\right) \]
    6. distribute-rgt-neg-in8.4%

      \[\leadsto \log \left(e^{\mathsf{fma}\left(\pi, 0.5, \color{blue}{\sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{\frac{1 - x}{2}}\right) \cdot \left(-2\right)}\right)}\right) \]
    7. div-sub8.4%

      \[\leadsto \log \left(e^{\mathsf{fma}\left(\pi, 0.5, \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{\color{blue}{\frac{1}{2} - \frac{x}{2}}}\right) \cdot \left(-2\right)\right)}\right) \]
    8. metadata-eval8.4%

      \[\leadsto \log \left(e^{\mathsf{fma}\left(\pi, 0.5, \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{\color{blue}{0.5} - \frac{x}{2}}\right) \cdot \left(-2\right)\right)}\right) \]
    9. div-inv8.4%

      \[\leadsto \log \left(e^{\mathsf{fma}\left(\pi, 0.5, \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - \color{blue}{x \cdot \frac{1}{2}}}\right) \cdot \left(-2\right)\right)}\right) \]
    10. metadata-eval8.4%

      \[\leadsto \log \left(e^{\mathsf{fma}\left(\pi, 0.5, \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot \color{blue}{0.5}}\right) \cdot \left(-2\right)\right)}\right) \]
    11. metadata-eval8.4%

      \[\leadsto \log \left(e^{\mathsf{fma}\left(\pi, 0.5, \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right) \cdot \color{blue}{-2}\right)}\right) \]
  3. Applied egg-rr8.4%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\log \left(e^{\mathsf{fma}\left(\pi, 0.5, \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right) \cdot -2\right)}\right)} \]
  4. Step-by-step derivation
    1. asin-acos9.8%

      \[\leadsto \frac{{\pi}^{3} \cdot 0.125 - {\color{blue}{\left(\frac{\pi}{2} - \cos^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right)\right)}}^{3} \cdot 8}{\mathsf{fma}\left(2 \cdot \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right), \mathsf{fma}\left(2, \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right), \pi \cdot 0.5\right), {\pi}^{2} \cdot 0.25\right)} \]
    2. div-inv9.8%

      \[\leadsto \frac{{\pi}^{3} \cdot 0.125 - {\left(\color{blue}{\pi \cdot \frac{1}{2}} - \cos^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right)\right)}^{3} \cdot 8}{\mathsf{fma}\left(2 \cdot \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right), \mathsf{fma}\left(2, \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right), \pi \cdot 0.5\right), {\pi}^{2} \cdot 0.25\right)} \]
    3. metadata-eval9.8%

      \[\leadsto \frac{{\pi}^{3} \cdot 0.125 - {\left(\pi \cdot \color{blue}{0.5} - \cos^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right)\right)}^{3} \cdot 8}{\mathsf{fma}\left(2 \cdot \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right), \mathsf{fma}\left(2, \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right), \pi \cdot 0.5\right), {\pi}^{2} \cdot 0.25\right)} \]
    4. sub-neg9.8%

      \[\leadsto \frac{{\pi}^{3} \cdot 0.125 - {\left(\pi \cdot 0.5 - \cos^{-1} \left(\sqrt{\color{blue}{0.5 + \left(-x \cdot 0.5\right)}}\right)\right)}^{3} \cdot 8}{\mathsf{fma}\left(2 \cdot \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right), \mathsf{fma}\left(2, \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right), \pi \cdot 0.5\right), {\pi}^{2} \cdot 0.25\right)} \]
    5. distribute-rgt-neg-in9.8%

      \[\leadsto \frac{{\pi}^{3} \cdot 0.125 - {\left(\pi \cdot 0.5 - \cos^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 + \color{blue}{x \cdot \left(-0.5\right)}}\right)\right)}^{3} \cdot 8}{\mathsf{fma}\left(2 \cdot \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right), \mathsf{fma}\left(2, \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right), \pi \cdot 0.5\right), {\pi}^{2} \cdot 0.25\right)} \]
    6. metadata-eval9.8%

      \[\leadsto \frac{{\pi}^{3} \cdot 0.125 - {\left(\pi \cdot 0.5 - \cos^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 + x \cdot \color{blue}{-0.5}}\right)\right)}^{3} \cdot 8}{\mathsf{fma}\left(2 \cdot \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right), \mathsf{fma}\left(2, \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right), \pi \cdot 0.5\right), {\pi}^{2} \cdot 0.25\right)} \]
  5. Applied egg-rr9.7%

    \[\leadsto \log \left(e^{\mathsf{fma}\left(\pi, 0.5, \color{blue}{\left(\pi \cdot 0.5 - \cos^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 + x \cdot -0.5}\right)\right)} \cdot -2\right)}\right) \]
  6. Final simplification9.7%

    \[\leadsto \log \left(e^{\mathsf{fma}\left(\pi, 0.5, \left(\pi \cdot 0.5 - \cos^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 + x \cdot -0.5}\right)\right) \cdot -2\right)}\right) \]

Alternative 3: 8.4% accurate, 0.8× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \frac{\pi}{2} + 2 \cdot \left(\cos^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - 0.5 \cdot x}\right) - \pi \cdot 0.5\right) \end{array} \]
(FPCore (x)
 :precision binary64
 (+ (/ PI 2.0) (* 2.0 (- (acos (sqrt (- 0.5 (* 0.5 x)))) (* PI 0.5)))))
double code(double x) {
	return (((double) M_PI) / 2.0) + (2.0 * (acos(sqrt((0.5 - (0.5 * x)))) - (((double) M_PI) * 0.5)));
}
public static double code(double x) {
	return (Math.PI / 2.0) + (2.0 * (Math.acos(Math.sqrt((0.5 - (0.5 * x)))) - (Math.PI * 0.5)));
}
def code(x):
	return (math.pi / 2.0) + (2.0 * (math.acos(math.sqrt((0.5 - (0.5 * x)))) - (math.pi * 0.5)))
function code(x)
	return Float64(Float64(pi / 2.0) + Float64(2.0 * Float64(acos(sqrt(Float64(0.5 - Float64(0.5 * x)))) - Float64(pi * 0.5))))
end
function tmp = code(x)
	tmp = (pi / 2.0) + (2.0 * (acos(sqrt((0.5 - (0.5 * x)))) - (pi * 0.5)));
end
code[x_] := N[(N[(Pi / 2.0), $MachinePrecision] + N[(2.0 * N[(N[ArcCos[N[Sqrt[N[(0.5 - N[(0.5 * x), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] - N[(Pi * 0.5), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\frac{\pi}{2} + 2 \cdot \left(\cos^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - 0.5 \cdot x}\right) - \pi \cdot 0.5\right)
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Initial program 8.4%

    \[\frac{\pi}{2} - 2 \cdot \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{\frac{1 - x}{2}}\right) \]
  2. Step-by-step derivation
    1. asin-acos9.7%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\pi}{2} - 2 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\frac{\pi}{2} - \cos^{-1} \left(\sqrt{\frac{1 - x}{2}}\right)\right)} \]
    2. div-inv9.7%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\pi}{2} - 2 \cdot \left(\color{blue}{\pi \cdot \frac{1}{2}} - \cos^{-1} \left(\sqrt{\frac{1 - x}{2}}\right)\right) \]
    3. metadata-eval9.7%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\pi}{2} - 2 \cdot \left(\pi \cdot \color{blue}{0.5} - \cos^{-1} \left(\sqrt{\frac{1 - x}{2}}\right)\right) \]
    4. div-sub9.7%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\pi}{2} - 2 \cdot \left(\pi \cdot 0.5 - \cos^{-1} \left(\sqrt{\color{blue}{\frac{1}{2} - \frac{x}{2}}}\right)\right) \]
    5. metadata-eval9.7%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\pi}{2} - 2 \cdot \left(\pi \cdot 0.5 - \cos^{-1} \left(\sqrt{\color{blue}{0.5} - \frac{x}{2}}\right)\right) \]
    6. div-inv9.7%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\pi}{2} - 2 \cdot \left(\pi \cdot 0.5 - \cos^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - \color{blue}{x \cdot \frac{1}{2}}}\right)\right) \]
    7. metadata-eval9.7%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\pi}{2} - 2 \cdot \left(\pi \cdot 0.5 - \cos^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot \color{blue}{0.5}}\right)\right) \]
  3. Applied egg-rr9.7%

    \[\leadsto \frac{\pi}{2} - 2 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\pi \cdot 0.5 - \cos^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right)\right)} \]
  4. Final simplification9.7%

    \[\leadsto \frac{\pi}{2} + 2 \cdot \left(\cos^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - 0.5 \cdot x}\right) - \pi \cdot 0.5\right) \]

Alternative 4: 6.9% accurate, 1.0× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \frac{\pi}{2} - 2 \cdot \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{\frac{1 - x}{2}}\right) \end{array} \]
(FPCore (x)
 :precision binary64
 (- (/ PI 2.0) (* 2.0 (asin (sqrt (/ (- 1.0 x) 2.0))))))
double code(double x) {
	return (((double) M_PI) / 2.0) - (2.0 * asin(sqrt(((1.0 - x) / 2.0))));
}
public static double code(double x) {
	return (Math.PI / 2.0) - (2.0 * Math.asin(Math.sqrt(((1.0 - x) / 2.0))));
}
def code(x):
	return (math.pi / 2.0) - (2.0 * math.asin(math.sqrt(((1.0 - x) / 2.0))))
function code(x)
	return Float64(Float64(pi / 2.0) - Float64(2.0 * asin(sqrt(Float64(Float64(1.0 - x) / 2.0)))))
end
function tmp = code(x)
	tmp = (pi / 2.0) - (2.0 * asin(sqrt(((1.0 - x) / 2.0))));
end
code[x_] := N[(N[(Pi / 2.0), $MachinePrecision] - N[(2.0 * N[ArcSin[N[Sqrt[N[(N[(1.0 - x), $MachinePrecision] / 2.0), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\frac{\pi}{2} - 2 \cdot \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{\frac{1 - x}{2}}\right)
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Initial program 8.4%

    \[\frac{\pi}{2} - 2 \cdot \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{\frac{1 - x}{2}}\right) \]
  2. Final simplification8.4%

    \[\leadsto \frac{\pi}{2} - 2 \cdot \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{\frac{1 - x}{2}}\right) \]

Alternative 5: 3.8% accurate, 1.0× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \pi \cdot 0.5 + 2 \cdot \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5}\right) \end{array} \]
(FPCore (x) :precision binary64 (+ (* PI 0.5) (* 2.0 (asin (sqrt 0.5)))))
double code(double x) {
	return (((double) M_PI) * 0.5) + (2.0 * asin(sqrt(0.5)));
}
public static double code(double x) {
	return (Math.PI * 0.5) + (2.0 * Math.asin(Math.sqrt(0.5)));
}
def code(x):
	return (math.pi * 0.5) + (2.0 * math.asin(math.sqrt(0.5)))
function code(x)
	return Float64(Float64(pi * 0.5) + Float64(2.0 * asin(sqrt(0.5))))
end
function tmp = code(x)
	tmp = (pi * 0.5) + (2.0 * asin(sqrt(0.5)));
end
code[x_] := N[(N[(Pi * 0.5), $MachinePrecision] + N[(2.0 * N[ArcSin[N[Sqrt[0.5], $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\pi \cdot 0.5 + 2 \cdot \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5}\right)
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Initial program 8.4%

    \[\frac{\pi}{2} - 2 \cdot \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{\frac{1 - x}{2}}\right) \]
  2. Step-by-step derivation
    1. asin-acos9.7%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\pi}{2} - 2 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\frac{\pi}{2} - \cos^{-1} \left(\sqrt{\frac{1 - x}{2}}\right)\right)} \]
    2. div-inv9.7%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\pi}{2} - 2 \cdot \left(\color{blue}{\pi \cdot \frac{1}{2}} - \cos^{-1} \left(\sqrt{\frac{1 - x}{2}}\right)\right) \]
    3. metadata-eval9.7%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\pi}{2} - 2 \cdot \left(\pi \cdot \color{blue}{0.5} - \cos^{-1} \left(\sqrt{\frac{1 - x}{2}}\right)\right) \]
    4. div-sub9.7%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\pi}{2} - 2 \cdot \left(\pi \cdot 0.5 - \cos^{-1} \left(\sqrt{\color{blue}{\frac{1}{2} - \frac{x}{2}}}\right)\right) \]
    5. metadata-eval9.7%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\pi}{2} - 2 \cdot \left(\pi \cdot 0.5 - \cos^{-1} \left(\sqrt{\color{blue}{0.5} - \frac{x}{2}}\right)\right) \]
    6. div-inv9.7%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\pi}{2} - 2 \cdot \left(\pi \cdot 0.5 - \cos^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - \color{blue}{x \cdot \frac{1}{2}}}\right)\right) \]
    7. metadata-eval9.7%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\pi}{2} - 2 \cdot \left(\pi \cdot 0.5 - \cos^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot \color{blue}{0.5}}\right)\right) \]
  3. Applied egg-rr9.7%

    \[\leadsto \frac{\pi}{2} - 2 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\pi \cdot 0.5 - \cos^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right)\right)} \]
  4. Step-by-step derivation
    1. cancel-sign-sub-inv9.7%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\pi}{2} + \left(-2\right) \cdot \left(\pi \cdot 0.5 - \cos^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right)\right)} \]
    2. div-inv9.7%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\pi \cdot \frac{1}{2}} + \left(-2\right) \cdot \left(\pi \cdot 0.5 - \cos^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right)\right) \]
    3. metadata-eval9.7%

      \[\leadsto \pi \cdot \color{blue}{0.5} + \left(-2\right) \cdot \left(\pi \cdot 0.5 - \cos^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right)\right) \]
    4. metadata-eval9.7%

      \[\leadsto \pi \cdot 0.5 + \color{blue}{-2} \cdot \left(\pi \cdot 0.5 - \cos^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right)\right) \]
    5. metadata-eval9.7%

      \[\leadsto \pi \cdot 0.5 + -2 \cdot \left(\pi \cdot \color{blue}{\frac{1}{2}} - \cos^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right)\right) \]
    6. div-inv9.7%

      \[\leadsto \pi \cdot 0.5 + -2 \cdot \left(\color{blue}{\frac{\pi}{2}} - \cos^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right)\right) \]
    7. asin-acos8.4%

      \[\leadsto \pi \cdot 0.5 + -2 \cdot \color{blue}{\sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right)} \]
    8. *-commutative8.4%

      \[\leadsto \pi \cdot 0.5 + \color{blue}{\sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right) \cdot -2} \]
    9. add-sqr-sqrt0.0%

      \[\leadsto \pi \cdot 0.5 + \color{blue}{\sqrt{\sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right) \cdot -2} \cdot \sqrt{\sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right) \cdot -2}} \]
    10. sqrt-unprod3.8%

      \[\leadsto \pi \cdot 0.5 + \color{blue}{\sqrt{\left(\sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right) \cdot -2\right) \cdot \left(\sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right) \cdot -2\right)}} \]
    11. *-commutative3.8%

      \[\leadsto \pi \cdot 0.5 + \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-2 \cdot \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right)\right)} \cdot \left(\sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right) \cdot -2\right)} \]
    12. *-commutative3.8%

      \[\leadsto \pi \cdot 0.5 + \sqrt{\left(-2 \cdot \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right)\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\left(-2 \cdot \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right)\right)}} \]
    13. swap-sqr3.8%

      \[\leadsto \pi \cdot 0.5 + \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-2 \cdot -2\right) \cdot \left(\sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right) \cdot \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 - x \cdot 0.5}\right)\right)}} \]
  5. Applied egg-rr3.8%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\pi \cdot 0.5 + 2 \cdot \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5 + x \cdot -0.5}\right)} \]
  6. Taylor expanded in x around 0 3.8%

    \[\leadsto \pi \cdot 0.5 + 2 \cdot \sin^{-1} \color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{0.5}\right)} \]
  7. Final simplification3.8%

    \[\leadsto \pi \cdot 0.5 + 2 \cdot \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5}\right) \]

Alternative 6: 4.1% accurate, 1.0× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \frac{\pi}{2} - 2 \cdot \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5}\right) \end{array} \]
(FPCore (x) :precision binary64 (- (/ PI 2.0) (* 2.0 (asin (sqrt 0.5)))))
double code(double x) {
	return (((double) M_PI) / 2.0) - (2.0 * asin(sqrt(0.5)));
}
public static double code(double x) {
	return (Math.PI / 2.0) - (2.0 * Math.asin(Math.sqrt(0.5)));
}
def code(x):
	return (math.pi / 2.0) - (2.0 * math.asin(math.sqrt(0.5)))
function code(x)
	return Float64(Float64(pi / 2.0) - Float64(2.0 * asin(sqrt(0.5))))
end
function tmp = code(x)
	tmp = (pi / 2.0) - (2.0 * asin(sqrt(0.5)));
end
code[x_] := N[(N[(Pi / 2.0), $MachinePrecision] - N[(2.0 * N[ArcSin[N[Sqrt[0.5], $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\frac{\pi}{2} - 2 \cdot \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5}\right)
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Initial program 8.4%

    \[\frac{\pi}{2} - 2 \cdot \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{\frac{1 - x}{2}}\right) \]
  2. Taylor expanded in x around 0 4.3%

    \[\leadsto \frac{\pi}{2} - 2 \cdot \sin^{-1} \color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{0.5}\right)} \]
  3. Final simplification4.3%

    \[\leadsto \frac{\pi}{2} - 2 \cdot \sin^{-1} \left(\sqrt{0.5}\right) \]

Developer target: 100.0% accurate, 3.1× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \sin^{-1} x \end{array} \]
(FPCore (x) :precision binary64 (asin x))
double code(double x) {
	return asin(x);
}
real(8) function code(x)
    real(8), intent (in) :: x
    code = asin(x)
end function
public static double code(double x) {
	return Math.asin(x);
}
def code(x):
	return math.asin(x)
function code(x)
	return asin(x)
end
function tmp = code(x)
	tmp = asin(x);
end
code[x_] := N[ArcSin[x], $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\sin^{-1} x
\end{array}

Reproduce

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herbie shell --seed 2023334 
(FPCore (x)
  :name "Ian Simplification"
  :precision binary64

  :herbie-target
  (asin x)

  (- (/ PI 2.0) (* 2.0 (asin (sqrt (/ (- 1.0 x) 2.0))))))