quad2m (problem 3.2.1, negative)

Percentage Accurate: 51.1% → 85.3%
Time: 7.1s
Alternatives: 6
Speedup: 1.7×

Specification

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\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \frac{\left(-b\_2\right) - \sqrt{b\_2 \cdot b\_2 - a \cdot c}}{a} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (a b_2 c)
 :precision binary64
 (/ (- (- b_2) (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* a c)))) a))
double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	return (-b_2 - sqrt(((b_2 * b_2) - (a * c)))) / a;
}
real(8) function code(a, b_2, c)
    real(8), intent (in) :: a
    real(8), intent (in) :: b_2
    real(8), intent (in) :: c
    code = (-b_2 - sqrt(((b_2 * b_2) - (a * c)))) / a
end function
public static double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	return (-b_2 - Math.sqrt(((b_2 * b_2) - (a * c)))) / a;
}
def code(a, b_2, c):
	return (-b_2 - math.sqrt(((b_2 * b_2) - (a * c)))) / a
function code(a, b_2, c)
	return Float64(Float64(Float64(-b_2) - sqrt(Float64(Float64(b_2 * b_2) - Float64(a * c)))) / a)
end
function tmp = code(a, b_2, c)
	tmp = (-b_2 - sqrt(((b_2 * b_2) - (a * c)))) / a;
end
code[a_, b$95$2_, c_] := N[(N[((-b$95$2) - N[Sqrt[N[(N[(b$95$2 * b$95$2), $MachinePrecision] - N[(a * c), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] / a), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\frac{\left(-b\_2\right) - \sqrt{b\_2 \cdot b\_2 - a \cdot c}}{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: 51.1% accurate, 1.0× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \frac{\left(-b\_2\right) - \sqrt{b\_2 \cdot b\_2 - a \cdot c}}{a} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (a b_2 c)
 :precision binary64
 (/ (- (- b_2) (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* a c)))) a))
double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	return (-b_2 - sqrt(((b_2 * b_2) - (a * c)))) / a;
}
real(8) function code(a, b_2, c)
    real(8), intent (in) :: a
    real(8), intent (in) :: b_2
    real(8), intent (in) :: c
    code = (-b_2 - sqrt(((b_2 * b_2) - (a * c)))) / a
end function
public static double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	return (-b_2 - Math.sqrt(((b_2 * b_2) - (a * c)))) / a;
}
def code(a, b_2, c):
	return (-b_2 - math.sqrt(((b_2 * b_2) - (a * c)))) / a
function code(a, b_2, c)
	return Float64(Float64(Float64(-b_2) - sqrt(Float64(Float64(b_2 * b_2) - Float64(a * c)))) / a)
end
function tmp = code(a, b_2, c)
	tmp = (-b_2 - sqrt(((b_2 * b_2) - (a * c)))) / a;
end
code[a_, b$95$2_, c_] := N[(N[((-b$95$2) - N[Sqrt[N[(N[(b$95$2 * b$95$2), $MachinePrecision] - N[(a * c), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] / a), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\frac{\left(-b\_2\right) - \sqrt{b\_2 \cdot b\_2 - a \cdot c}}{a}
\end{array}

Alternative 1: 85.3% accurate, 0.8× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b\_2 \leq -1.15 \cdot 10^{-29}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b\_2} \cdot -0.5\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b\_2 \leq 6.4 \cdot 10^{+97}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b\_2 \cdot b\_2 - a \cdot c} + b\_2}{-a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\mathsf{fma}\left(\frac{0.5}{b\_2}, c, -2 \cdot \frac{b\_2}{a}\right)\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (a b_2 c)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= b_2 -1.15e-29)
   (* (/ c b_2) -0.5)
   (if (<= b_2 6.4e+97)
     (/ (+ (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* a c))) b_2) (- a))
     (fma (/ 0.5 b_2) c (* -2.0 (/ b_2 a))))))
double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b_2 <= -1.15e-29) {
		tmp = (c / b_2) * -0.5;
	} else if (b_2 <= 6.4e+97) {
		tmp = (sqrt(((b_2 * b_2) - (a * c))) + b_2) / -a;
	} else {
		tmp = fma((0.5 / b_2), c, (-2.0 * (b_2 / a)));
	}
	return tmp;
}
function code(a, b_2, c)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (b_2 <= -1.15e-29)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(c / b_2) * -0.5);
	elseif (b_2 <= 6.4e+97)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(sqrt(Float64(Float64(b_2 * b_2) - Float64(a * c))) + b_2) / Float64(-a));
	else
		tmp = fma(Float64(0.5 / b_2), c, Float64(-2.0 * Float64(b_2 / a)));
	end
	return tmp
end
code[a_, b$95$2_, c_] := If[LessEqual[b$95$2, -1.15e-29], N[(N[(c / b$95$2), $MachinePrecision] * -0.5), $MachinePrecision], If[LessEqual[b$95$2, 6.4e+97], N[(N[(N[Sqrt[N[(N[(b$95$2 * b$95$2), $MachinePrecision] - N[(a * c), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] + b$95$2), $MachinePrecision] / (-a)), $MachinePrecision], N[(N[(0.5 / b$95$2), $MachinePrecision] * c + N[(-2.0 * N[(b$95$2 / a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b\_2 \leq -1.15 \cdot 10^{-29}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b\_2} \cdot -0.5\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b\_2 \leq 6.4 \cdot 10^{+97}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b\_2 \cdot b\_2 - a \cdot c} + b\_2}{-a}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\mathsf{fma}\left(\frac{0.5}{b\_2}, c, -2 \cdot \frac{b\_2}{a}\right)\\


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 3 regimes
  2. if b_2 < -1.14999999999999996e-29

    1. Initial program 14.7%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\_2\right) - \sqrt{b\_2 \cdot b\_2 - a \cdot c}}{a} \]
    2. Add Preprocessing
    3. Taylor expanded in b_2 around -inf

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b\_2}} \]
    4. Step-by-step derivation
      1. lower-*.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b\_2}} \]
      2. lower-/.f6488.6

        \[\leadsto -0.5 \cdot \color{blue}{\frac{c}{b\_2}} \]
    5. Applied rewrites88.6%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b\_2}} \]

    if -1.14999999999999996e-29 < b_2 < 6.40000000000000032e97

    1. Initial program 85.2%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\_2\right) - \sqrt{b\_2 \cdot b\_2 - a \cdot c}}{a} \]
    2. Add Preprocessing

    if 6.40000000000000032e97 < b_2

    1. Initial program 54.9%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\_2\right) - \sqrt{b\_2 \cdot b\_2 - a \cdot c}}{a} \]
    2. Add Preprocessing
    3. Taylor expanded in c around 0

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-2 \cdot \frac{b\_2}{a} + \frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b\_2}} \]
    4. Step-by-step derivation
      1. +-commutativeN/A

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b\_2} + -2 \cdot \frac{b\_2}{a}} \]
      2. associate-*r/N/A

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{1}{2} \cdot c}{b\_2}} + -2 \cdot \frac{b\_2}{a} \]
      3. associate-*l/N/A

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{b\_2} \cdot c} + -2 \cdot \frac{b\_2}{a} \]
      4. metadata-evalN/A

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{1}{2} \cdot 1}}{b\_2} \cdot c + -2 \cdot \frac{b\_2}{a} \]
      5. associate-*r/N/A

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{1}{b\_2}\right)} \cdot c + -2 \cdot \frac{b\_2}{a} \]
      6. lower-fma.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{1}{b\_2}, c, -2 \cdot \frac{b\_2}{a}\right)} \]
      7. associate-*r/N/A

        \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(\color{blue}{\frac{\frac{1}{2} \cdot 1}{b\_2}}, c, -2 \cdot \frac{b\_2}{a}\right) \]
      8. metadata-evalN/A

        \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(\frac{\color{blue}{\frac{1}{2}}}{b\_2}, c, -2 \cdot \frac{b\_2}{a}\right) \]
      9. lower-/.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(\color{blue}{\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{b\_2}}, c, -2 \cdot \frac{b\_2}{a}\right) \]
      10. *-commutativeN/A

        \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{b\_2}, c, \color{blue}{\frac{b\_2}{a} \cdot -2}\right) \]
      11. lower-*.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{b\_2}, c, \color{blue}{\frac{b\_2}{a} \cdot -2}\right) \]
      12. lower-/.f6498.4

        \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(\frac{0.5}{b\_2}, c, \color{blue}{\frac{b\_2}{a}} \cdot -2\right) \]
    5. Applied rewrites98.4%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(\frac{0.5}{b\_2}, c, \frac{b\_2}{a} \cdot -2\right)} \]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification89.3%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b\_2 \leq -1.15 \cdot 10^{-29}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b\_2} \cdot -0.5\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b\_2 \leq 6.4 \cdot 10^{+97}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b\_2 \cdot b\_2 - a \cdot c} + b\_2}{-a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\mathsf{fma}\left(\frac{0.5}{b\_2}, c, -2 \cdot \frac{b\_2}{a}\right)\\ \end{array} \]
  5. Add Preprocessing

Alternative 2: 80.2% accurate, 0.9× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b\_2 \leq -1.15 \cdot 10^{-29}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b\_2} \cdot -0.5\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b\_2 \leq 1.3 \cdot 10^{-40}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{\left(-a\right) \cdot c} + b\_2}{-a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\mathsf{fma}\left(\frac{0.5}{b\_2}, c, -2 \cdot \frac{b\_2}{a}\right)\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (a b_2 c)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= b_2 -1.15e-29)
   (* (/ c b_2) -0.5)
   (if (<= b_2 1.3e-40)
     (/ (+ (sqrt (* (- a) c)) b_2) (- a))
     (fma (/ 0.5 b_2) c (* -2.0 (/ b_2 a))))))
double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b_2 <= -1.15e-29) {
		tmp = (c / b_2) * -0.5;
	} else if (b_2 <= 1.3e-40) {
		tmp = (sqrt((-a * c)) + b_2) / -a;
	} else {
		tmp = fma((0.5 / b_2), c, (-2.0 * (b_2 / a)));
	}
	return tmp;
}
function code(a, b_2, c)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (b_2 <= -1.15e-29)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(c / b_2) * -0.5);
	elseif (b_2 <= 1.3e-40)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(sqrt(Float64(Float64(-a) * c)) + b_2) / Float64(-a));
	else
		tmp = fma(Float64(0.5 / b_2), c, Float64(-2.0 * Float64(b_2 / a)));
	end
	return tmp
end
code[a_, b$95$2_, c_] := If[LessEqual[b$95$2, -1.15e-29], N[(N[(c / b$95$2), $MachinePrecision] * -0.5), $MachinePrecision], If[LessEqual[b$95$2, 1.3e-40], N[(N[(N[Sqrt[N[((-a) * c), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] + b$95$2), $MachinePrecision] / (-a)), $MachinePrecision], N[(N[(0.5 / b$95$2), $MachinePrecision] * c + N[(-2.0 * N[(b$95$2 / a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b\_2 \leq -1.15 \cdot 10^{-29}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b\_2} \cdot -0.5\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b\_2 \leq 1.3 \cdot 10^{-40}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{\left(-a\right) \cdot c} + b\_2}{-a}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\mathsf{fma}\left(\frac{0.5}{b\_2}, c, -2 \cdot \frac{b\_2}{a}\right)\\


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 3 regimes
  2. if b_2 < -1.14999999999999996e-29

    1. Initial program 14.7%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\_2\right) - \sqrt{b\_2 \cdot b\_2 - a \cdot c}}{a} \]
    2. Add Preprocessing
    3. Taylor expanded in b_2 around -inf

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b\_2}} \]
    4. Step-by-step derivation
      1. lower-*.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b\_2}} \]
      2. lower-/.f6488.6

        \[\leadsto -0.5 \cdot \color{blue}{\frac{c}{b\_2}} \]
    5. Applied rewrites88.6%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b\_2}} \]

    if -1.14999999999999996e-29 < b_2 < 1.3000000000000001e-40

    1. Initial program 81.5%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\_2\right) - \sqrt{b\_2 \cdot b\_2 - a \cdot c}}{a} \]
    2. Add Preprocessing
    3. Taylor expanded in a around inf

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\_2\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}}{a} \]
    4. Step-by-step derivation
      1. associate-*r*N/A

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\_2\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-1 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{a} \]
      2. lower-*.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\_2\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-1 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}}{a} \]
      3. mul-1-negN/A

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\_2\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(\mathsf{neg}\left(a\right)\right)} \cdot c}}{a} \]
      4. lower-neg.f6473.9

        \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\_2\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-a\right)} \cdot c}}{a} \]
    5. Applied rewrites73.9%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\left(-b\_2\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\left(-a\right) \cdot c}}}{a} \]

    if 1.3000000000000001e-40 < b_2

    1. Initial program 69.3%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\_2\right) - \sqrt{b\_2 \cdot b\_2 - a \cdot c}}{a} \]
    2. Add Preprocessing
    3. Taylor expanded in c around 0

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-2 \cdot \frac{b\_2}{a} + \frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b\_2}} \]
    4. Step-by-step derivation
      1. +-commutativeN/A

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b\_2} + -2 \cdot \frac{b\_2}{a}} \]
      2. associate-*r/N/A

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{1}{2} \cdot c}{b\_2}} + -2 \cdot \frac{b\_2}{a} \]
      3. associate-*l/N/A

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{b\_2} \cdot c} + -2 \cdot \frac{b\_2}{a} \]
      4. metadata-evalN/A

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{1}{2} \cdot 1}}{b\_2} \cdot c + -2 \cdot \frac{b\_2}{a} \]
      5. associate-*r/N/A

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{1}{b\_2}\right)} \cdot c + -2 \cdot \frac{b\_2}{a} \]
      6. lower-fma.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{1}{b\_2}, c, -2 \cdot \frac{b\_2}{a}\right)} \]
      7. associate-*r/N/A

        \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(\color{blue}{\frac{\frac{1}{2} \cdot 1}{b\_2}}, c, -2 \cdot \frac{b\_2}{a}\right) \]
      8. metadata-evalN/A

        \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(\frac{\color{blue}{\frac{1}{2}}}{b\_2}, c, -2 \cdot \frac{b\_2}{a}\right) \]
      9. lower-/.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(\color{blue}{\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{b\_2}}, c, -2 \cdot \frac{b\_2}{a}\right) \]
      10. *-commutativeN/A

        \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{b\_2}, c, \color{blue}{\frac{b\_2}{a} \cdot -2}\right) \]
      11. lower-*.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{b\_2}, c, \color{blue}{\frac{b\_2}{a} \cdot -2}\right) \]
      12. lower-/.f6494.8

        \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(\frac{0.5}{b\_2}, c, \color{blue}{\frac{b\_2}{a}} \cdot -2\right) \]
    5. Applied rewrites94.8%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(\frac{0.5}{b\_2}, c, \frac{b\_2}{a} \cdot -2\right)} \]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification86.0%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b\_2 \leq -1.15 \cdot 10^{-29}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b\_2} \cdot -0.5\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b\_2 \leq 1.3 \cdot 10^{-40}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{\left(-a\right) \cdot c} + b\_2}{-a}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\mathsf{fma}\left(\frac{0.5}{b\_2}, c, -2 \cdot \frac{b\_2}{a}\right)\\ \end{array} \]
  5. Add Preprocessing

Alternative 3: 68.1% accurate, 1.0× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b\_2 \leq -2 \cdot 10^{-311}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b\_2} \cdot -0.5\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\mathsf{fma}\left(\frac{0.5}{b\_2}, c, -2 \cdot \frac{b\_2}{a}\right)\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (a b_2 c)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= b_2 -2e-311)
   (* (/ c b_2) -0.5)
   (fma (/ 0.5 b_2) c (* -2.0 (/ b_2 a)))))
double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b_2 <= -2e-311) {
		tmp = (c / b_2) * -0.5;
	} else {
		tmp = fma((0.5 / b_2), c, (-2.0 * (b_2 / a)));
	}
	return tmp;
}
function code(a, b_2, c)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (b_2 <= -2e-311)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(c / b_2) * -0.5);
	else
		tmp = fma(Float64(0.5 / b_2), c, Float64(-2.0 * Float64(b_2 / a)));
	end
	return tmp
end
code[a_, b$95$2_, c_] := If[LessEqual[b$95$2, -2e-311], N[(N[(c / b$95$2), $MachinePrecision] * -0.5), $MachinePrecision], N[(N[(0.5 / b$95$2), $MachinePrecision] * c + N[(-2.0 * N[(b$95$2 / a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b\_2 \leq -2 \cdot 10^{-311}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b\_2} \cdot -0.5\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\mathsf{fma}\left(\frac{0.5}{b\_2}, c, -2 \cdot \frac{b\_2}{a}\right)\\


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 2 regimes
  2. if b_2 < -1.9999999999999e-311

    1. Initial program 35.8%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\_2\right) - \sqrt{b\_2 \cdot b\_2 - a \cdot c}}{a} \]
    2. Add Preprocessing
    3. Taylor expanded in b_2 around -inf

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b\_2}} \]
    4. Step-by-step derivation
      1. lower-*.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b\_2}} \]
      2. lower-/.f6466.6

        \[\leadsto -0.5 \cdot \color{blue}{\frac{c}{b\_2}} \]
    5. Applied rewrites66.6%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b\_2}} \]

    if -1.9999999999999e-311 < b_2

    1. Initial program 73.6%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\_2\right) - \sqrt{b\_2 \cdot b\_2 - a \cdot c}}{a} \]
    2. Add Preprocessing
    3. Taylor expanded in c around 0

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-2 \cdot \frac{b\_2}{a} + \frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b\_2}} \]
    4. Step-by-step derivation
      1. +-commutativeN/A

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b\_2} + -2 \cdot \frac{b\_2}{a}} \]
      2. associate-*r/N/A

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{1}{2} \cdot c}{b\_2}} + -2 \cdot \frac{b\_2}{a} \]
      3. associate-*l/N/A

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{b\_2} \cdot c} + -2 \cdot \frac{b\_2}{a} \]
      4. metadata-evalN/A

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{1}{2} \cdot 1}}{b\_2} \cdot c + -2 \cdot \frac{b\_2}{a} \]
      5. associate-*r/N/A

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{1}{b\_2}\right)} \cdot c + -2 \cdot \frac{b\_2}{a} \]
      6. lower-fma.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{1}{b\_2}, c, -2 \cdot \frac{b\_2}{a}\right)} \]
      7. associate-*r/N/A

        \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(\color{blue}{\frac{\frac{1}{2} \cdot 1}{b\_2}}, c, -2 \cdot \frac{b\_2}{a}\right) \]
      8. metadata-evalN/A

        \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(\frac{\color{blue}{\frac{1}{2}}}{b\_2}, c, -2 \cdot \frac{b\_2}{a}\right) \]
      9. lower-/.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(\color{blue}{\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{b\_2}}, c, -2 \cdot \frac{b\_2}{a}\right) \]
      10. *-commutativeN/A

        \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{b\_2}, c, \color{blue}{\frac{b\_2}{a} \cdot -2}\right) \]
      11. lower-*.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{b\_2}, c, \color{blue}{\frac{b\_2}{a} \cdot -2}\right) \]
      12. lower-/.f6471.3

        \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(\frac{0.5}{b\_2}, c, \color{blue}{\frac{b\_2}{a}} \cdot -2\right) \]
    5. Applied rewrites71.3%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(\frac{0.5}{b\_2}, c, \frac{b\_2}{a} \cdot -2\right)} \]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification69.2%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b\_2 \leq -2 \cdot 10^{-311}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b\_2} \cdot -0.5\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\mathsf{fma}\left(\frac{0.5}{b\_2}, c, -2 \cdot \frac{b\_2}{a}\right)\\ \end{array} \]
  5. Add Preprocessing

Alternative 4: 67.9% accurate, 1.7× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b\_2 \leq -1.06 \cdot 10^{-297}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b\_2} \cdot -0.5\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-2 \cdot b\_2}{a}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (a b_2 c)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= b_2 -1.06e-297) (* (/ c b_2) -0.5) (/ (* -2.0 b_2) a)))
double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b_2 <= -1.06e-297) {
		tmp = (c / b_2) * -0.5;
	} else {
		tmp = (-2.0 * b_2) / a;
	}
	return tmp;
}
real(8) function code(a, b_2, c)
    real(8), intent (in) :: a
    real(8), intent (in) :: b_2
    real(8), intent (in) :: c
    real(8) :: tmp
    if (b_2 <= (-1.06d-297)) then
        tmp = (c / b_2) * (-0.5d0)
    else
        tmp = ((-2.0d0) * b_2) / a
    end if
    code = tmp
end function
public static double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b_2 <= -1.06e-297) {
		tmp = (c / b_2) * -0.5;
	} else {
		tmp = (-2.0 * b_2) / a;
	}
	return tmp;
}
def code(a, b_2, c):
	tmp = 0
	if b_2 <= -1.06e-297:
		tmp = (c / b_2) * -0.5
	else:
		tmp = (-2.0 * b_2) / a
	return tmp
function code(a, b_2, c)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (b_2 <= -1.06e-297)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(c / b_2) * -0.5);
	else
		tmp = Float64(Float64(-2.0 * b_2) / a);
	end
	return tmp
end
function tmp_2 = code(a, b_2, c)
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (b_2 <= -1.06e-297)
		tmp = (c / b_2) * -0.5;
	else
		tmp = (-2.0 * b_2) / a;
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
code[a_, b$95$2_, c_] := If[LessEqual[b$95$2, -1.06e-297], N[(N[(c / b$95$2), $MachinePrecision] * -0.5), $MachinePrecision], N[(N[(-2.0 * b$95$2), $MachinePrecision] / a), $MachinePrecision]]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b\_2 \leq -1.06 \cdot 10^{-297}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b\_2} \cdot -0.5\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{-2 \cdot b\_2}{a}\\


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 2 regimes
  2. if b_2 < -1.06e-297

    1. Initial program 34.9%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\_2\right) - \sqrt{b\_2 \cdot b\_2 - a \cdot c}}{a} \]
    2. Add Preprocessing
    3. Taylor expanded in b_2 around -inf

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b\_2}} \]
    4. Step-by-step derivation
      1. lower-*.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b\_2}} \]
      2. lower-/.f6468.2

        \[\leadsto -0.5 \cdot \color{blue}{\frac{c}{b\_2}} \]
    5. Applied rewrites68.2%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b\_2}} \]

    if -1.06e-297 < b_2

    1. Initial program 73.5%

      \[\frac{\left(-b\_2\right) - \sqrt{b\_2 \cdot b\_2 - a \cdot c}}{a} \]
    2. Add Preprocessing
    3. Taylor expanded in a around 0

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{-2 \cdot b\_2}}{a} \]
    4. Step-by-step derivation
      1. *-commutativeN/A

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{b\_2 \cdot -2}}{a} \]
      2. lower-*.f6469.3

        \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{b\_2 \cdot -2}}{a} \]
    5. Applied rewrites69.3%

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{b\_2 \cdot -2}}{a} \]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification68.9%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b\_2 \leq -1.06 \cdot 10^{-297}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b\_2} \cdot -0.5\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-2 \cdot b\_2}{a}\\ \end{array} \]
  5. Add Preprocessing

Alternative 5: 35.4% accurate, 2.4× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \frac{c}{b\_2} \cdot -0.5 \end{array} \]
(FPCore (a b_2 c) :precision binary64 (* (/ c b_2) -0.5))
double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	return (c / b_2) * -0.5;
}
real(8) function code(a, b_2, c)
    real(8), intent (in) :: a
    real(8), intent (in) :: b_2
    real(8), intent (in) :: c
    code = (c / b_2) * (-0.5d0)
end function
public static double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	return (c / b_2) * -0.5;
}
def code(a, b_2, c):
	return (c / b_2) * -0.5
function code(a, b_2, c)
	return Float64(Float64(c / b_2) * -0.5)
end
function tmp = code(a, b_2, c)
	tmp = (c / b_2) * -0.5;
end
code[a_, b$95$2_, c_] := N[(N[(c / b$95$2), $MachinePrecision] * -0.5), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\frac{c}{b\_2} \cdot -0.5
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Initial program 56.5%

    \[\frac{\left(-b\_2\right) - \sqrt{b\_2 \cdot b\_2 - a \cdot c}}{a} \]
  2. Add Preprocessing
  3. Taylor expanded in b_2 around -inf

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b\_2}} \]
  4. Step-by-step derivation
    1. lower-*.f64N/A

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{-1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b\_2}} \]
    2. lower-/.f6431.4

      \[\leadsto -0.5 \cdot \color{blue}{\frac{c}{b\_2}} \]
  5. Applied rewrites31.4%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-0.5 \cdot \frac{c}{b\_2}} \]
  6. Final simplification31.4%

    \[\leadsto \frac{c}{b\_2} \cdot -0.5 \]
  7. Add Preprocessing

Alternative 6: 10.7% accurate, 2.4× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \frac{0.5}{b\_2} \cdot c \end{array} \]
(FPCore (a b_2 c) :precision binary64 (* (/ 0.5 b_2) c))
double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	return (0.5 / b_2) * c;
}
real(8) function code(a, b_2, c)
    real(8), intent (in) :: a
    real(8), intent (in) :: b_2
    real(8), intent (in) :: c
    code = (0.5d0 / b_2) * c
end function
public static double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
	return (0.5 / b_2) * c;
}
def code(a, b_2, c):
	return (0.5 / b_2) * c
function code(a, b_2, c)
	return Float64(Float64(0.5 / b_2) * c)
end
function tmp = code(a, b_2, c)
	tmp = (0.5 / b_2) * c;
end
code[a_, b$95$2_, c_] := N[(N[(0.5 / b$95$2), $MachinePrecision] * c), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\frac{0.5}{b\_2} \cdot c
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Initial program 56.5%

    \[\frac{\left(-b\_2\right) - \sqrt{b\_2 \cdot b\_2 - a \cdot c}}{a} \]
  2. Add Preprocessing
  3. Taylor expanded in c around 0

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-2 \cdot \frac{b\_2}{a} + \frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b\_2}} \]
  4. Step-by-step derivation
    1. +-commutativeN/A

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{c}{b\_2} + -2 \cdot \frac{b\_2}{a}} \]
    2. associate-*r/N/A

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{1}{2} \cdot c}{b\_2}} + -2 \cdot \frac{b\_2}{a} \]
    3. associate-*l/N/A

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{b\_2} \cdot c} + -2 \cdot \frac{b\_2}{a} \]
    4. metadata-evalN/A

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{1}{2} \cdot 1}}{b\_2} \cdot c + -2 \cdot \frac{b\_2}{a} \]
    5. associate-*r/N/A

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{1}{b\_2}\right)} \cdot c + -2 \cdot \frac{b\_2}{a} \]
    6. lower-fma.f64N/A

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{1}{b\_2}, c, -2 \cdot \frac{b\_2}{a}\right)} \]
    7. associate-*r/N/A

      \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(\color{blue}{\frac{\frac{1}{2} \cdot 1}{b\_2}}, c, -2 \cdot \frac{b\_2}{a}\right) \]
    8. metadata-evalN/A

      \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(\frac{\color{blue}{\frac{1}{2}}}{b\_2}, c, -2 \cdot \frac{b\_2}{a}\right) \]
    9. lower-/.f64N/A

      \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(\color{blue}{\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{b\_2}}, c, -2 \cdot \frac{b\_2}{a}\right) \]
    10. *-commutativeN/A

      \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{b\_2}, c, \color{blue}{\frac{b\_2}{a} \cdot -2}\right) \]
    11. lower-*.f64N/A

      \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{b\_2}, c, \color{blue}{\frac{b\_2}{a} \cdot -2}\right) \]
    12. lower-/.f6440.1

      \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(\frac{0.5}{b\_2}, c, \color{blue}{\frac{b\_2}{a}} \cdot -2\right) \]
  5. Applied rewrites40.1%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(\frac{0.5}{b\_2}, c, \frac{b\_2}{a} \cdot -2\right)} \]
  6. Taylor expanded in a around inf

    \[\leadsto \frac{1}{2} \cdot \color{blue}{\frac{c}{b\_2}} \]
  7. Step-by-step derivation
    1. Applied rewrites8.4%

      \[\leadsto \frac{c}{b\_2} \cdot \color{blue}{0.5} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. Applied rewrites8.4%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{0.5}{b\_2} \cdot c} \]
      2. Add Preprocessing

      Developer Target 1: 99.6% accurate, 0.2× speedup?

      \[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} t_0 := \sqrt{\left|a\right|} \cdot \sqrt{\left|c\right|}\\ t_1 := \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\mathsf{copysign}\left(a, c\right) = a:\\ \;\;\;\;\sqrt{\left|b\_2\right| - t\_0} \cdot \sqrt{\left|b\_2\right| + t\_0}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\mathsf{hypot}\left(b\_2, t\_0\right)\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{if}\;b\_2 < 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{t\_1 - b\_2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b\_2 + t\_1}{-a}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
      (FPCore (a b_2 c)
       :precision binary64
       (let* ((t_0 (* (sqrt (fabs a)) (sqrt (fabs c))))
              (t_1
               (if (== (copysign a c) a)
                 (* (sqrt (- (fabs b_2) t_0)) (sqrt (+ (fabs b_2) t_0)))
                 (hypot b_2 t_0))))
         (if (< b_2 0.0) (/ c (- t_1 b_2)) (/ (+ b_2 t_1) (- a)))))
      double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
      	double t_0 = sqrt(fabs(a)) * sqrt(fabs(c));
      	double tmp;
      	if (copysign(a, c) == a) {
      		tmp = sqrt((fabs(b_2) - t_0)) * sqrt((fabs(b_2) + t_0));
      	} else {
      		tmp = hypot(b_2, t_0);
      	}
      	double t_1 = tmp;
      	double tmp_1;
      	if (b_2 < 0.0) {
      		tmp_1 = c / (t_1 - b_2);
      	} else {
      		tmp_1 = (b_2 + t_1) / -a;
      	}
      	return tmp_1;
      }
      
      public static double code(double a, double b_2, double c) {
      	double t_0 = Math.sqrt(Math.abs(a)) * Math.sqrt(Math.abs(c));
      	double tmp;
      	if (Math.copySign(a, c) == a) {
      		tmp = Math.sqrt((Math.abs(b_2) - t_0)) * Math.sqrt((Math.abs(b_2) + t_0));
      	} else {
      		tmp = Math.hypot(b_2, t_0);
      	}
      	double t_1 = tmp;
      	double tmp_1;
      	if (b_2 < 0.0) {
      		tmp_1 = c / (t_1 - b_2);
      	} else {
      		tmp_1 = (b_2 + t_1) / -a;
      	}
      	return tmp_1;
      }
      
      def code(a, b_2, c):
      	t_0 = math.sqrt(math.fabs(a)) * math.sqrt(math.fabs(c))
      	tmp = 0
      	if math.copysign(a, c) == a:
      		tmp = math.sqrt((math.fabs(b_2) - t_0)) * math.sqrt((math.fabs(b_2) + t_0))
      	else:
      		tmp = math.hypot(b_2, t_0)
      	t_1 = tmp
      	tmp_1 = 0
      	if b_2 < 0.0:
      		tmp_1 = c / (t_1 - b_2)
      	else:
      		tmp_1 = (b_2 + t_1) / -a
      	return tmp_1
      
      function code(a, b_2, c)
      	t_0 = Float64(sqrt(abs(a)) * sqrt(abs(c)))
      	tmp = 0.0
      	if (copysign(a, c) == a)
      		tmp = Float64(sqrt(Float64(abs(b_2) - t_0)) * sqrt(Float64(abs(b_2) + t_0)));
      	else
      		tmp = hypot(b_2, t_0);
      	end
      	t_1 = tmp
      	tmp_1 = 0.0
      	if (b_2 < 0.0)
      		tmp_1 = Float64(c / Float64(t_1 - b_2));
      	else
      		tmp_1 = Float64(Float64(b_2 + t_1) / Float64(-a));
      	end
      	return tmp_1
      end
      
      function tmp_3 = code(a, b_2, c)
      	t_0 = sqrt(abs(a)) * sqrt(abs(c));
      	tmp = 0.0;
      	if ((sign(c) * abs(a)) == a)
      		tmp = sqrt((abs(b_2) - t_0)) * sqrt((abs(b_2) + t_0));
      	else
      		tmp = hypot(b_2, t_0);
      	end
      	t_1 = tmp;
      	tmp_2 = 0.0;
      	if (b_2 < 0.0)
      		tmp_2 = c / (t_1 - b_2);
      	else
      		tmp_2 = (b_2 + t_1) / -a;
      	end
      	tmp_3 = tmp_2;
      end
      
      code[a_, b$95$2_, c_] := Block[{t$95$0 = N[(N[Sqrt[N[Abs[a], $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sqrt[N[Abs[c], $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]}, Block[{t$95$1 = If[Equal[N[With[{TMP1 = Abs[a], TMP2 = Sign[c]}, TMP1 * If[TMP2 == 0, 1, TMP2]], $MachinePrecision], a], N[(N[Sqrt[N[(N[Abs[b$95$2], $MachinePrecision] - t$95$0), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sqrt[N[(N[Abs[b$95$2], $MachinePrecision] + t$95$0), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[Sqrt[b$95$2 ^ 2 + t$95$0 ^ 2], $MachinePrecision]]}, If[Less[b$95$2, 0.0], N[(c / N[(t$95$1 - b$95$2), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(N[(b$95$2 + t$95$1), $MachinePrecision] / (-a)), $MachinePrecision]]]]
      
      \begin{array}{l}
      
      \\
      \begin{array}{l}
      t_0 := \sqrt{\left|a\right|} \cdot \sqrt{\left|c\right|}\\
      t_1 := \begin{array}{l}
      \mathbf{if}\;\mathsf{copysign}\left(a, c\right) = a:\\
      \;\;\;\;\sqrt{\left|b\_2\right| - t\_0} \cdot \sqrt{\left|b\_2\right| + t\_0}\\
      
      \mathbf{else}:\\
      \;\;\;\;\mathsf{hypot}\left(b\_2, t\_0\right)\\
      
      
      \end{array}\\
      \mathbf{if}\;b\_2 < 0:\\
      \;\;\;\;\frac{c}{t\_1 - b\_2}\\
      
      \mathbf{else}:\\
      \;\;\;\;\frac{b\_2 + t\_1}{-a}\\
      
      
      \end{array}
      \end{array}
      

      Reproduce

      ?
      herbie shell --seed 2024277 
      (FPCore (a b_2 c)
        :name "quad2m (problem 3.2.1, negative)"
        :precision binary64
        :herbie-expected 10
      
        :alt
        (! :herbie-platform default (let ((sqtD (let ((x (* (sqrt (fabs a)) (sqrt (fabs c))))) (if (== (copysign a c) a) (* (sqrt (- (fabs b_2) x)) (sqrt (+ (fabs b_2) x))) (hypot b_2 x))))) (if (< b_2 0) (/ c (- sqtD b_2)) (/ (+ b_2 sqtD) (- a)))))
      
        (/ (- (- b_2) (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* a c)))) a))