quadm (p42, negative)

Percentage Accurate: 51.2% → 85.9%
Time: 16.5s
Alternatives: 6
Speedup: 12.9×

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 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: 51.2% 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: 85.9% accurate, 0.9× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -5.2 \cdot 10^{-75}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 4 \cdot 10^{+134}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right)}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= b -5.2e-75)
   (- (/ c b))
   (if (<= b 4e+134)
     (/ (- (- 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 <= -5.2e-75) {
		tmp = -(c / b);
	} else if (b <= 4e+134) {
		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 <= (-5.2d-75)) then
        tmp = -(c / b)
    else if (b <= 4d+134) 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 <= -5.2e-75) {
		tmp = -(c / b);
	} else if (b <= 4e+134) {
		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 <= -5.2e-75:
		tmp = -(c / b)
	elif b <= 4e+134:
		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 <= -5.2e-75)
		tmp = Float64(-Float64(c / b));
	elseif (b <= 4e+134)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(Float64(-b) - sqrt(Float64(Float64(b * b) - Float64(c * Float64(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 <= -5.2e-75)
		tmp = -(c / b);
	elseif (b <= 4e+134)
		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, -5.2e-75], (-N[(c / b), $MachinePrecision]), If[LessEqual[b, 4e+134], N[(N[((-b) - N[Sqrt[N[(N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision] - N[(c * N[(4.0 * 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 -5.2 \cdot 10^{-75}:\\
\;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 4 \cdot 10^{+134}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(4 \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 < -5.2e-75

    1. Initial program 17.7%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. *-commutative17.7%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      2. sqr-neg17.7%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)} - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      3. *-commutative17.7%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      4. sqr-neg17.7%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      5. associate-*r*17.7%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      6. *-commutative17.7%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{\color{blue}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    3. Simplified17.7%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    4. Add Preprocessing
    5. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 87.7%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}} \]
    6. Step-by-step derivation
      1. mul-1-neg87.7%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-\frac{c}{b}} \]
    7. Simplified87.7%

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

    if -5.2e-75 < b < 3.99999999999999969e134

    1. Initial program 87.8%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. *-commutative87.8%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      2. sqr-neg87.8%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)} - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      3. *-commutative87.8%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      4. sqr-neg87.8%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      5. associate-*r*87.9%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      6. *-commutative87.9%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{\color{blue}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    3. Simplified87.9%

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

    if 3.99999999999999969e134 < b

    1. Initial program 63.2%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. *-commutative63.2%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      2. sqr-neg63.2%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)} - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      3. *-commutative63.2%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      4. sqr-neg63.2%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      5. associate-*r*63.2%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      6. *-commutative63.2%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{\color{blue}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    3. Simplified63.2%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    4. Add Preprocessing
    5. Taylor expanded in b around inf 100.0%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{b}{a}} \]
    6. Step-by-step derivation
      1. associate-*r/100.0%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-1 \cdot b}{a}} \]
      2. mul-1-neg100.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{-b}}{a} \]
    7. Simplified100.0%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-b}{a}} \]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification89.7%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -5.2 \cdot 10^{-75}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 4 \cdot 10^{+134}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right)}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \end{array} \]
  5. Add Preprocessing

Alternative 2: 79.5% accurate, 0.9× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} t_0 := -0.5 \cdot \frac{b + \sqrt{a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)}}{a}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -3.3 \cdot 10^{-73}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 2.25 \cdot 10^{-87}:\\ \;\;\;\;t\_0\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 3.6 \cdot 10^{-70}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 7.7 \cdot 10^{+27}:\\ \;\;\;\;t\_0\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (let* ((t_0 (* -0.5 (/ (+ b (sqrt (* a (* c -4.0)))) a))))
   (if (<= b -3.3e-73)
     (- (/ c b))
     (if (<= b 2.25e-87)
       t_0
       (if (<= b 3.6e-70)
         (- (/ c b) (/ b a))
         (if (<= b 7.7e+27) t_0 (/ (- b) a)))))))
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double t_0 = -0.5 * ((b + sqrt((a * (c * -4.0)))) / a);
	double tmp;
	if (b <= -3.3e-73) {
		tmp = -(c / b);
	} else if (b <= 2.25e-87) {
		tmp = t_0;
	} else if (b <= 3.6e-70) {
		tmp = (c / b) - (b / a);
	} else if (b <= 7.7e+27) {
		tmp = t_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) :: t_0
    real(8) :: tmp
    t_0 = (-0.5d0) * ((b + sqrt((a * (c * (-4.0d0))))) / a)
    if (b <= (-3.3d-73)) then
        tmp = -(c / b)
    else if (b <= 2.25d-87) then
        tmp = t_0
    else if (b <= 3.6d-70) then
        tmp = (c / b) - (b / a)
    else if (b <= 7.7d+27) then
        tmp = t_0
    else
        tmp = -b / a
    end if
    code = tmp
end function
public static double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double t_0 = -0.5 * ((b + Math.sqrt((a * (c * -4.0)))) / a);
	double tmp;
	if (b <= -3.3e-73) {
		tmp = -(c / b);
	} else if (b <= 2.25e-87) {
		tmp = t_0;
	} else if (b <= 3.6e-70) {
		tmp = (c / b) - (b / a);
	} else if (b <= 7.7e+27) {
		tmp = t_0;
	} else {
		tmp = -b / a;
	}
	return tmp;
}
def code(a, b, c):
	t_0 = -0.5 * ((b + math.sqrt((a * (c * -4.0)))) / a)
	tmp = 0
	if b <= -3.3e-73:
		tmp = -(c / b)
	elif b <= 2.25e-87:
		tmp = t_0
	elif b <= 3.6e-70:
		tmp = (c / b) - (b / a)
	elif b <= 7.7e+27:
		tmp = t_0
	else:
		tmp = -b / a
	return tmp
function code(a, b, c)
	t_0 = Float64(-0.5 * Float64(Float64(b + sqrt(Float64(a * Float64(c * -4.0)))) / a))
	tmp = 0.0
	if (b <= -3.3e-73)
		tmp = Float64(-Float64(c / b));
	elseif (b <= 2.25e-87)
		tmp = t_0;
	elseif (b <= 3.6e-70)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(c / b) - Float64(b / a));
	elseif (b <= 7.7e+27)
		tmp = t_0;
	else
		tmp = Float64(Float64(-b) / a);
	end
	return tmp
end
function tmp_2 = code(a, b, c)
	t_0 = -0.5 * ((b + sqrt((a * (c * -4.0)))) / a);
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (b <= -3.3e-73)
		tmp = -(c / b);
	elseif (b <= 2.25e-87)
		tmp = t_0;
	elseif (b <= 3.6e-70)
		tmp = (c / b) - (b / a);
	elseif (b <= 7.7e+27)
		tmp = t_0;
	else
		tmp = -b / a;
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
code[a_, b_, c_] := Block[{t$95$0 = N[(-0.5 * N[(N[(b + N[Sqrt[N[(a * N[(c * -4.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] / a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]}, If[LessEqual[b, -3.3e-73], (-N[(c / b), $MachinePrecision]), If[LessEqual[b, 2.25e-87], t$95$0, If[LessEqual[b, 3.6e-70], N[(N[(c / b), $MachinePrecision] - N[(b / a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], If[LessEqual[b, 7.7e+27], t$95$0, N[((-b) / a), $MachinePrecision]]]]]]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\begin{array}{l}
t_0 := -0.5 \cdot \frac{b + \sqrt{a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)}}{a}\\
\mathbf{if}\;b \leq -3.3 \cdot 10^{-73}:\\
\;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 2.25 \cdot 10^{-87}:\\
\;\;\;\;t\_0\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 3.6 \cdot 10^{-70}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 7.7 \cdot 10^{+27}:\\
\;\;\;\;t\_0\\

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


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 4 regimes
  2. if b < -3.30000000000000004e-73

    1. Initial program 17.7%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. *-commutative17.7%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      2. sqr-neg17.7%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)} - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      3. *-commutative17.7%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      4. sqr-neg17.7%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      5. associate-*r*17.7%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      6. *-commutative17.7%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{\color{blue}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    3. Simplified17.7%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    4. Add Preprocessing
    5. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 87.7%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}} \]
    6. Step-by-step derivation
      1. mul-1-neg87.7%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-\frac{c}{b}} \]
    7. Simplified87.7%

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

    if -3.30000000000000004e-73 < b < 2.24999999999999979e-87 or 3.6000000000000002e-70 < b < 7.69999999999999953e27

    1. Initial program 83.9%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. sub-neg83.9%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) + \left(-\sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      2. distribute-neg-out83.9%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{-\left(b + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      3. neg-mul-183.9%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \left(b + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      4. times-frac83.9%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{b + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{a}} \]
      5. metadata-eval83.9%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-0.5} \cdot \frac{b + \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{a} \]
      6. sub-neg83.9%

        \[\leadsto -0.5 \cdot \frac{b + \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b + \left(-4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)\right)}}}{a} \]
      7. +-commutative83.9%

        \[\leadsto -0.5 \cdot \frac{b + \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)\right) + b \cdot b}}}{a} \]
      8. *-commutative83.9%

        \[\leadsto -0.5 \cdot \frac{b + \sqrt{\left(-\color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot 4}\right) + b \cdot b}}{a} \]
      9. distribute-lft-neg-in83.9%

        \[\leadsto -0.5 \cdot \frac{b + \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-a \cdot c\right) \cdot 4} + b \cdot b}}{a} \]
      10. distribute-rgt-neg-out83.9%

        \[\leadsto -0.5 \cdot \frac{b + \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(a \cdot \left(-c\right)\right)} \cdot 4 + b \cdot b}}{a} \]
      11. associate-*l*84.0%

        \[\leadsto -0.5 \cdot \frac{b + \sqrt{\color{blue}{a \cdot \left(\left(-c\right) \cdot 4\right)} + b \cdot b}}{a} \]
      12. fma-def84.0%

        \[\leadsto -0.5 \cdot \frac{b + \sqrt{\color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, \left(-c\right) \cdot 4, b \cdot b\right)}}}{a} \]
      13. distribute-lft-neg-in84.0%

        \[\leadsto -0.5 \cdot \frac{b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, \color{blue}{-c \cdot 4}, b \cdot b\right)}}{a} \]
      14. distribute-rgt-neg-in84.0%

        \[\leadsto -0.5 \cdot \frac{b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, \color{blue}{c \cdot \left(-4\right)}, b \cdot b\right)}}{a} \]
      15. metadata-eval84.0%

        \[\leadsto -0.5 \cdot \frac{b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, c \cdot \color{blue}{-4}, b \cdot b\right)}}{a} \]
    3. Simplified84.0%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-0.5 \cdot \frac{b + \sqrt{\mathsf{fma}\left(a, c \cdot -4, b \cdot b\right)}}{a}} \]
    4. Add Preprocessing
    5. Taylor expanded in a around inf 76.7%

      \[\leadsto -0.5 \cdot \frac{b + \sqrt{\color{blue}{-4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{a} \]
    6. Step-by-step derivation
      1. *-commutative76.7%

        \[\leadsto -0.5 \cdot \frac{b + \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right) \cdot -4}}}{a} \]
      2. associate-*r*76.8%

        \[\leadsto -0.5 \cdot \frac{b + \sqrt{\color{blue}{a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)}}}{a} \]
    7. Simplified76.8%

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

    if 2.24999999999999979e-87 < b < 3.6000000000000002e-70

    1. Initial program 100.0%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. *-commutative100.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      2. sqr-neg100.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)} - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      3. *-commutative100.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      4. sqr-neg100.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      5. associate-*r*100.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      6. *-commutative100.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{\color{blue}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    3. Simplified100.0%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    4. Add Preprocessing
    5. Taylor expanded in b around inf 100.0%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{b}{a} + \frac{c}{b}} \]
    6. Step-by-step derivation
      1. +-commutative100.0%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{c}{b} + -1 \cdot \frac{b}{a}} \]
      2. mul-1-neg100.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{c}{b} + \color{blue}{\left(-\frac{b}{a}\right)} \]
      3. unsub-neg100.0%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}} \]
    7. Simplified100.0%

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

    if 7.69999999999999953e27 < b

    1. Initial program 76.4%

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

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

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

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

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      5. associate-*r*76.4%

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

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

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    4. Add Preprocessing
    5. Taylor expanded in b around inf 97.1%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{b}{a}} \]
    6. Step-by-step derivation
      1. associate-*r/97.1%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-1 \cdot b}{a}} \]
      2. mul-1-neg97.1%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{-b}}{a} \]
    7. Simplified97.1%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-b}{a}} \]
  3. Recombined 4 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification86.5%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -3.3 \cdot 10^{-73}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 2.25 \cdot 10^{-87}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{b + \sqrt{a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)}}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 3.6 \cdot 10^{-70}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 7.7 \cdot 10^{+27}:\\ \;\;\;\;-0.5 \cdot \frac{b + \sqrt{a \cdot \left(c \cdot -4\right)}}{a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \end{array} \]
  5. Add Preprocessing

Alternative 3: 85.9% accurate, 0.9× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -5.5 \cdot 10^{-73}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 5 \cdot 10^{+131}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= b -5.5e-73)
   (- (/ c b))
   (if (<= b 5e+131)
     (/ (- (- 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 <= -5.5e-73) {
		tmp = -(c / b);
	} else if (b <= 5e+131) {
		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 <= (-5.5d-73)) then
        tmp = -(c / b)
    else if (b <= 5d+131) 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 <= -5.5e-73) {
		tmp = -(c / b);
	} else if (b <= 5e+131) {
		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 <= -5.5e-73:
		tmp = -(c / b)
	elif b <= 5e+131:
		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 <= -5.5e-73)
		tmp = Float64(-Float64(c / b));
	elseif (b <= 5e+131)
		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 <= -5.5e-73)
		tmp = -(c / b);
	elseif (b <= 5e+131)
		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, -5.5e-73], (-N[(c / b), $MachinePrecision]), If[LessEqual[b, 5e+131], 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 -5.5 \cdot 10^{-73}:\\
\;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 5 \cdot 10^{+131}:\\
\;\;\;\;\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 < -5.50000000000000006e-73

    1. Initial program 17.7%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. *-commutative17.7%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      2. sqr-neg17.7%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)} - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      3. *-commutative17.7%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      4. sqr-neg17.7%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      5. associate-*r*17.7%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      6. *-commutative17.7%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{\color{blue}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    3. Simplified17.7%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    4. Add Preprocessing
    5. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 87.7%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}} \]
    6. Step-by-step derivation
      1. mul-1-neg87.7%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-\frac{c}{b}} \]
    7. Simplified87.7%

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

    if -5.50000000000000006e-73 < b < 4.99999999999999995e131

    1. Initial program 87.8%

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

    if 4.99999999999999995e131 < b

    1. Initial program 63.2%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. *-commutative63.2%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      2. sqr-neg63.2%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)} - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      3. *-commutative63.2%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      4. sqr-neg63.2%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      5. associate-*r*63.2%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      6. *-commutative63.2%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{\color{blue}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    3. Simplified63.2%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    4. Add Preprocessing
    5. Taylor expanded in b around inf 100.0%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{b}{a}} \]
    6. Step-by-step derivation
      1. associate-*r/100.0%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-1 \cdot b}{a}} \]
      2. mul-1-neg100.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{-b}}{a} \]
    7. Simplified100.0%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-b}{a}} \]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification89.7%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -5.5 \cdot 10^{-73}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 5 \cdot 10^{+131}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{a \cdot 2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \end{array} \]
  5. Add Preprocessing

Alternative 4: 68.8% accurate, 9.7× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -4 \cdot 10^{-310}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= b -4e-310) (- (/ c b)) (- (/ c b) (/ b a))))
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b <= -4e-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 <= (-4d-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 <= -4e-310) {
		tmp = -(c / b);
	} else {
		tmp = (c / b) - (b / a);
	}
	return tmp;
}
def code(a, b, c):
	tmp = 0
	if b <= -4e-310:
		tmp = -(c / b)
	else:
		tmp = (c / b) - (b / a)
	return tmp
function code(a, b, c)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (b <= -4e-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 <= -4e-310)
		tmp = -(c / b);
	else
		tmp = (c / b) - (b / a);
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
code[a_, b_, c_] := If[LessEqual[b, -4e-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 -4 \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 < -3.999999999999988e-310

    1. Initial program 32.5%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. *-commutative32.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      2. sqr-neg32.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)} - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      3. *-commutative32.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      4. sqr-neg32.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      5. associate-*r*32.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      6. *-commutative32.5%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{\color{blue}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    3. Simplified32.5%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    4. Add Preprocessing
    5. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 71.1%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}} \]
    6. Step-by-step derivation
      1. mul-1-neg71.1%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-\frac{c}{b}} \]
    7. Simplified71.1%

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

    if -3.999999999999988e-310 < b

    1. Initial program 82.7%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. *-commutative82.7%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      2. sqr-neg82.7%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)} - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      3. *-commutative82.7%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      4. sqr-neg82.7%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      5. associate-*r*82.8%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      6. *-commutative82.8%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{\color{blue}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    3. Simplified82.8%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    4. Add Preprocessing
    5. Taylor expanded in b around inf 62.9%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{b}{a} + \frac{c}{b}} \]
    6. Step-by-step derivation
      1. +-commutative62.9%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{c}{b} + -1 \cdot \frac{b}{a}} \]
      2. mul-1-neg62.9%

        \[\leadsto \frac{c}{b} + \color{blue}{\left(-\frac{b}{a}\right)} \]
      3. unsub-neg62.9%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}} \]
    7. Simplified62.9%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}} \]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification67.1%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -4 \cdot 10^{-310}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\ \end{array} \]
  5. Add Preprocessing

Alternative 5: 68.6% accurate, 12.9× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -9 \cdot 10^{-278}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= b -9e-278) (- (/ c b)) (/ (- b) a)))
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b <= -9e-278) {
		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 <= (-9d-278)) 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 <= -9e-278) {
		tmp = -(c / b);
	} else {
		tmp = -b / a;
	}
	return tmp;
}
def code(a, b, c):
	tmp = 0
	if b <= -9e-278:
		tmp = -(c / b)
	else:
		tmp = -b / a
	return tmp
function code(a, b, c)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (b <= -9e-278)
		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 <= -9e-278)
		tmp = -(c / b);
	else
		tmp = -b / a;
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
code[a_, b_, c_] := If[LessEqual[b, -9e-278], (-N[(c / b), $MachinePrecision]), N[((-b) / a), $MachinePrecision]]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \leq -9 \cdot 10^{-278}:\\
\;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\

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


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 2 regimes
  2. if b < -8.9999999999999996e-278

    1. Initial program 31.4%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. *-commutative31.4%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      2. sqr-neg31.4%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)} - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      3. *-commutative31.4%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      4. sqr-neg31.4%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      5. associate-*r*31.4%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      6. *-commutative31.4%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{\color{blue}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    3. Simplified31.4%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    4. Add Preprocessing
    5. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 72.1%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}} \]
    6. Step-by-step derivation
      1. mul-1-neg72.1%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-\frac{c}{b}} \]
    7. Simplified72.1%

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

    if -8.9999999999999996e-278 < b

    1. Initial program 83.0%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. *-commutative83.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      2. sqr-neg83.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)} - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      3. *-commutative83.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      4. sqr-neg83.0%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      5. associate-*r*83.1%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
      6. *-commutative83.1%

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{\color{blue}{a \cdot 2}} \]
    3. Simplified83.1%

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

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{b}{a}} \]
    6. Step-by-step derivation
      1. associate-*r/61.6%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-1 \cdot b}{a}} \]
      2. mul-1-neg61.6%

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

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-b}{a}} \]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification66.9%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq -9 \cdot 10^{-278}:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-b}{a}\\ \end{array} \]
  5. Add Preprocessing

Alternative 6: 36.0% accurate, 29.0× 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(-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 57.0%

    \[\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
  2. Step-by-step derivation
    1. *-commutative57.0%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(c \cdot a\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    2. sqr-neg57.0%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)} - 4 \cdot \left(c \cdot a\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    3. *-commutative57.0%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right) - 4 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    4. sqr-neg57.0%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{b \cdot b} - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    5. associate-*r*57.0%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \color{blue}{\left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{2 \cdot a} \]
    6. *-commutative57.0%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{\color{blue}{a \cdot 2}} \]
  3. Simplified57.0%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{a \cdot 2}} \]
  4. Add Preprocessing
  5. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 37.4%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}} \]
  6. Step-by-step derivation
    1. mul-1-neg37.4%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-\frac{c}{b}} \]
  7. Simplified37.4%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-\frac{c}{b}} \]
  8. Final simplification37.4%

    \[\leadsto -\frac{c}{b} \]
  9. Add Preprocessing

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 2024026 
(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)))