Difference of squares

Percentage Accurate: 94.1% → 96.6%

Time: 1.4s

Alternatives: 3

Speedup: 0.7×

• 44.6% of points produce a very large (infinite) output. You may want to add a precondition.

Specification

Math

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ a \cdot a - b \cdot b \end{array} \]

FPCore

(FPCore (a b) :precision binary64 (- (* a a) (* b b)))

C

double code(double a, double b) {
	return (a * a) - (b * b);
}

Fortran

module fmin_fmax_functions
    implicit none
    private
    public fmax
    public fmin

    interface fmax
        module procedure fmax88
        module procedure fmax44
        module procedure fmax84
        module procedure fmax48
    end interface
    interface fmin
        module procedure fmin88
        module procedure fmin44
        module procedure fmin84
        module procedure fmin48
    end interface
contains
    real(8) function fmax88(x, y) result (res)
        real(8), intent (in) :: x
        real(8), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(y, merge(x, max(x, y), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(4) function fmax44(x, y) result (res)
        real(4), intent (in) :: x
        real(4), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(y, merge(x, max(x, y), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(8) function fmax84(x, y) result(res)
        real(8), intent (in) :: x
        real(4), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(dble(y), merge(x, max(x, dble(y)), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(8) function fmax48(x, y) result(res)
        real(4), intent (in) :: x
        real(8), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(y, merge(dble(x), max(dble(x), y), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(8) function fmin88(x, y) result (res)
        real(8), intent (in) :: x
        real(8), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(y, merge(x, min(x, y), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(4) function fmin44(x, y) result (res)
        real(4), intent (in) :: x
        real(4), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(y, merge(x, min(x, y), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(8) function fmin84(x, y) result(res)
        real(8), intent (in) :: x
        real(4), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(dble(y), merge(x, min(x, dble(y)), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(8) function fmin48(x, y) result(res)
        real(4), intent (in) :: x
        real(8), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(y, merge(dble(x), min(dble(x), y), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
end module

real(8) function code(a, b)
use fmin_fmax_functions
    real(8), intent (in) :: a
    real(8), intent (in) :: b
    code = (a * a) - (b * b)
end function

Java

public static double code(double a, double b) {
	return (a * a) - (b * b);
}

Python

def code(a, b):
	return (a * a) - (b * b)

Julia

function code(a, b)
	return Float64(Float64(a * a) - Float64(b * b))
end

MATLAB

function tmp = code(a, b)
	tmp = (a * a) - (b * b);
end

Wolfram

code[a_, b_] := N[(N[(a * a), $MachinePrecision] - N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]

Initial Program: 94.1% accurate, 1.0× speedup

Math

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ a \cdot a - b \cdot b \end{array} \]

FPCore

(FPCore (a b) :precision binary64 (- (* a a) (* b b)))

C

double code(double a, double b) {
	return (a * a) - (b * b);
}

Fortran

module fmin_fmax_functions
    implicit none
    private
    public fmax
    public fmin

    interface fmax
        module procedure fmax88
        module procedure fmax44
        module procedure fmax84
        module procedure fmax48
    end interface
    interface fmin
        module procedure fmin88
        module procedure fmin44
        module procedure fmin84
        module procedure fmin48
    end interface
contains
    real(8) function fmax88(x, y) result (res)
        real(8), intent (in) :: x
        real(8), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(y, merge(x, max(x, y), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(4) function fmax44(x, y) result (res)
        real(4), intent (in) :: x
        real(4), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(y, merge(x, max(x, y), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(8) function fmax84(x, y) result(res)
        real(8), intent (in) :: x
        real(4), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(dble(y), merge(x, max(x, dble(y)), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(8) function fmax48(x, y) result(res)
        real(4), intent (in) :: x
        real(8), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(y, merge(dble(x), max(dble(x), y), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(8) function fmin88(x, y) result (res)
        real(8), intent (in) :: x
        real(8), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(y, merge(x, min(x, y), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(4) function fmin44(x, y) result (res)
        real(4), intent (in) :: x
        real(4), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(y, merge(x, min(x, y), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(8) function fmin84(x, y) result(res)
        real(8), intent (in) :: x
        real(4), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(dble(y), merge(x, min(x, dble(y)), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(8) function fmin48(x, y) result(res)
        real(4), intent (in) :: x
        real(8), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(y, merge(dble(x), min(dble(x), y), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
end module

real(8) function code(a, b)
use fmin_fmax_functions
    real(8), intent (in) :: a
    real(8), intent (in) :: b
    code = (a * a) - (b * b)
end function

Java

public static double code(double a, double b) {
	return (a * a) - (b * b);
}

Python

def code(a, b):
	return (a * a) - (b * b)

Julia

function code(a, b)
	return Float64(Float64(a * a) - Float64(b * b))
end

MATLAB

function tmp = code(a, b)
	tmp = (a * a) - (b * b);
end

Wolfram

code[a_, b_] := N[(N[(a * a), $MachinePrecision] - N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]

Alternative 1: 96.6% accurate, 0.7× speedup

Math

\[\begin{array}{l} a_m = \left|a\right| \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;a\_m \leq 8.5 \cdot 10^{+150}:\\ \;\;\;\;a\_m \cdot a\_m - b \cdot b\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;a\_m \cdot a\_m\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]

FPCore

a_m = (fabs.f64 a)
(FPCore (a_m b)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= a_m 8.5e+150) (- (* a_m a_m) (* b b)) (* a_m a_m)))

C

a_m = fabs(a);
double code(double a_m, double b) {
	double tmp;
	if (a_m <= 8.5e+150) {
		tmp = (a_m * a_m) - (b * b);
	} else {
		tmp = a_m * a_m;
	}
	return tmp;
}

Fortran

a_m =     private
module fmin_fmax_functions
    implicit none
    private
    public fmax
    public fmin

    interface fmax
        module procedure fmax88
        module procedure fmax44
        module procedure fmax84
        module procedure fmax48
    end interface
    interface fmin
        module procedure fmin88
        module procedure fmin44
        module procedure fmin84
        module procedure fmin48
    end interface
contains
    real(8) function fmax88(x, y) result (res)
        real(8), intent (in) :: x
        real(8), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(y, merge(x, max(x, y), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(4) function fmax44(x, y) result (res)
        real(4), intent (in) :: x
        real(4), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(y, merge(x, max(x, y), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(8) function fmax84(x, y) result(res)
        real(8), intent (in) :: x
        real(4), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(dble(y), merge(x, max(x, dble(y)), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(8) function fmax48(x, y) result(res)
        real(4), intent (in) :: x
        real(8), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(y, merge(dble(x), max(dble(x), y), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(8) function fmin88(x, y) result (res)
        real(8), intent (in) :: x
        real(8), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(y, merge(x, min(x, y), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(4) function fmin44(x, y) result (res)
        real(4), intent (in) :: x
        real(4), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(y, merge(x, min(x, y), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(8) function fmin84(x, y) result(res)
        real(8), intent (in) :: x
        real(4), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(dble(y), merge(x, min(x, dble(y)), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(8) function fmin48(x, y) result(res)
        real(4), intent (in) :: x
        real(8), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(y, merge(dble(x), min(dble(x), y), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
end module

real(8) function code(a_m, b)
use fmin_fmax_functions
    real(8), intent (in) :: a_m
    real(8), intent (in) :: b
    real(8) :: tmp
    if (a_m <= 8.5d+150) then
        tmp = (a_m * a_m) - (b * b)
    else
        tmp = a_m * a_m
    end if
    code = tmp
end function

Java

a_m = Math.abs(a);
public static double code(double a_m, double b) {
	double tmp;
	if (a_m <= 8.5e+150) {
		tmp = (a_m * a_m) - (b * b);
	} else {
		tmp = a_m * a_m;
	}
	return tmp;
}

Python

a_m = math.fabs(a)
def code(a_m, b):
	tmp = 0
	if a_m <= 8.5e+150:
		tmp = (a_m * a_m) - (b * b)
	else:
		tmp = a_m * a_m
	return tmp

Julia

a_m = abs(a)
function code(a_m, b)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (a_m <= 8.5e+150)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(a_m * a_m) - Float64(b * b));
	else
		tmp = Float64(a_m * a_m);
	end
	return tmp
end

MATLAB

a_m = abs(a);
function tmp_2 = code(a_m, b)
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (a_m <= 8.5e+150)
		tmp = (a_m * a_m) - (b * b);
	else
		tmp = a_m * a_m;
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end

Wolfram

a_m = N[Abs[a], $MachinePrecision]
code[a$95$m_, b_] := If[LessEqual[a$95$m, 8.5e+150], N[(N[(a$95$m * a$95$m), $MachinePrecision] - N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(a$95$m * a$95$m), $MachinePrecision]]

Derivation

1. Split input into 2 regimes

2. if a < 8.4999999999999999e150

   1. Initial program 100.0%

      \[a \cdot a - b \cdot b \]

   if 8.4999999999999999e150 < a

   1. Initial program 77.0%

      \[a \cdot a - b \cdot b \]

   2. Taylor expanded in a around inf

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{{a}^{2}} \]
   3. Step-by-step derivation

      1. pow2 N/A

         \[\leadsto a \cdot \color{blue}{a} \]

      2. lift-*.f64 86.6

         \[\leadsto a \cdot \color{blue}{a} \]

   4. Applied rewrites 86.6%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{a \cdot a} \]
3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
4. Add Preprocessing

Alternative 2: 95.1% accurate, 0.6× speedup

Math

\[\begin{array}{l} a_m = \left|a\right| \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;a\_m \cdot a\_m - b \cdot b \leq -5 \cdot 10^{-260}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(-b\right) \cdot b\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;a\_m \cdot a\_m\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]

FPCore

a_m = (fabs.f64 a)
(FPCore (a_m b)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= (- (* a_m a_m) (* b b)) -5e-260) (* (- b) b) (* a_m a_m)))

C

a_m = fabs(a);
double code(double a_m, double b) {
	double tmp;
	if (((a_m * a_m) - (b * b)) <= -5e-260) {
		tmp = -b * b;
	} else {
		tmp = a_m * a_m;
	}
	return tmp;
}

Fortran

a_m =     private
module fmin_fmax_functions
    implicit none
    private
    public fmax
    public fmin

    interface fmax
        module procedure fmax88
        module procedure fmax44
        module procedure fmax84
        module procedure fmax48
    end interface
    interface fmin
        module procedure fmin88
        module procedure fmin44
        module procedure fmin84
        module procedure fmin48
    end interface
contains
    real(8) function fmax88(x, y) result (res)
        real(8), intent (in) :: x
        real(8), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(y, merge(x, max(x, y), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(4) function fmax44(x, y) result (res)
        real(4), intent (in) :: x
        real(4), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(y, merge(x, max(x, y), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(8) function fmax84(x, y) result(res)
        real(8), intent (in) :: x
        real(4), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(dble(y), merge(x, max(x, dble(y)), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(8) function fmax48(x, y) result(res)
        real(4), intent (in) :: x
        real(8), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(y, merge(dble(x), max(dble(x), y), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(8) function fmin88(x, y) result (res)
        real(8), intent (in) :: x
        real(8), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(y, merge(x, min(x, y), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(4) function fmin44(x, y) result (res)
        real(4), intent (in) :: x
        real(4), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(y, merge(x, min(x, y), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(8) function fmin84(x, y) result(res)
        real(8), intent (in) :: x
        real(4), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(dble(y), merge(x, min(x, dble(y)), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(8) function fmin48(x, y) result(res)
        real(4), intent (in) :: x
        real(8), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(y, merge(dble(x), min(dble(x), y), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
end module

real(8) function code(a_m, b)
use fmin_fmax_functions
    real(8), intent (in) :: a_m
    real(8), intent (in) :: b
    real(8) :: tmp
    if (((a_m * a_m) - (b * b)) <= (-5d-260)) then
        tmp = -b * b
    else
        tmp = a_m * a_m
    end if
    code = tmp
end function

Java

a_m = Math.abs(a);
public static double code(double a_m, double b) {
	double tmp;
	if (((a_m * a_m) - (b * b)) <= -5e-260) {
		tmp = -b * b;
	} else {
		tmp = a_m * a_m;
	}
	return tmp;
}

Python

a_m = math.fabs(a)
def code(a_m, b):
	tmp = 0
	if ((a_m * a_m) - (b * b)) <= -5e-260:
		tmp = -b * b
	else:
		tmp = a_m * a_m
	return tmp

Julia

a_m = abs(a)
function code(a_m, b)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (Float64(Float64(a_m * a_m) - Float64(b * b)) <= -5e-260)
		tmp = Float64(Float64(-b) * b);
	else
		tmp = Float64(a_m * a_m);
	end
	return tmp
end

MATLAB

a_m = abs(a);
function tmp_2 = code(a_m, b)
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (((a_m * a_m) - (b * b)) <= -5e-260)
		tmp = -b * b;
	else
		tmp = a_m * a_m;
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end

Wolfram

a_m = N[Abs[a], $MachinePrecision]
code[a$95$m_, b_] := If[LessEqual[N[(N[(a$95$m * a$95$m), $MachinePrecision] - N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], -5e-260], N[((-b) * b), $MachinePrecision], N[(a$95$m * a$95$m), $MachinePrecision]]

Derivation

1. Split input into 2 regimes

2. if (-.f64 (*.f64 a a) (*.f64 b b)) < -5.0000000000000003e-260

   1. Initial program 100.0%

      \[a \cdot a - b \cdot b \]

   2. Taylor expanded in a around 0

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot {b}^{2}} \]
   3. Step-by-step derivation

      1. mul-1-neg N/A

         \[\leadsto \mathsf{neg}\left({b}^{2}\right) \]

      2. pow2 N/A

         \[\leadsto \mathsf{neg}\left(b \cdot b\right) \]

      3. distribute-lft-neg-in N/A

         \[\leadsto \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(b\right)\right) \cdot \color{blue}{b} \]

      4. lower-*.f64 N/A

         \[\leadsto \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(b\right)\right) \cdot \color{blue}{b} \]

      5. lower-neg.f64 99.5

         \[\leadsto \left(-b\right) \cdot b \]

   4. Applied rewrites 99.5%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(-b\right) \cdot b} \]

   if -5.0000000000000003e-260 < (-.f64 (*.f64 a a) (*.f64 b b))

   1. Initial program 89.7%

      \[a \cdot a - b \cdot b \]

   2. Taylor expanded in a around inf

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{{a}^{2}} \]
   3. Step-by-step derivation

      1. pow2 N/A

         \[\leadsto a \cdot \color{blue}{a} \]

      2. lift-*.f64 91.8

         \[\leadsto a \cdot \color{blue}{a} \]

   4. Applied rewrites 91.8%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{a \cdot a} \]
3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
4. Add Preprocessing

Alternative 3: 53.0% accurate, 2.4× speedup

Math

\[\begin{array}{l} a_m = \left|a\right| \\ a\_m \cdot a\_m \end{array} \]

FPCore

a_m = (fabs.f64 a)
(FPCore (a_m b) :precision binary64 (* a_m a_m))

C

a_m = fabs(a);
double code(double a_m, double b) {
	return a_m * a_m;
}

Fortran

a_m =     private
module fmin_fmax_functions
    implicit none
    private
    public fmax
    public fmin

    interface fmax
        module procedure fmax88
        module procedure fmax44
        module procedure fmax84
        module procedure fmax48
    end interface
    interface fmin
        module procedure fmin88
        module procedure fmin44
        module procedure fmin84
        module procedure fmin48
    end interface
contains
    real(8) function fmax88(x, y) result (res)
        real(8), intent (in) :: x
        real(8), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(y, merge(x, max(x, y), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(4) function fmax44(x, y) result (res)
        real(4), intent (in) :: x
        real(4), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(y, merge(x, max(x, y), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(8) function fmax84(x, y) result(res)
        real(8), intent (in) :: x
        real(4), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(dble(y), merge(x, max(x, dble(y)), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(8) function fmax48(x, y) result(res)
        real(4), intent (in) :: x
        real(8), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(y, merge(dble(x), max(dble(x), y), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(8) function fmin88(x, y) result (res)
        real(8), intent (in) :: x
        real(8), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(y, merge(x, min(x, y), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(4) function fmin44(x, y) result (res)
        real(4), intent (in) :: x
        real(4), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(y, merge(x, min(x, y), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(8) function fmin84(x, y) result(res)
        real(8), intent (in) :: x
        real(4), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(dble(y), merge(x, min(x, dble(y)), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(8) function fmin48(x, y) result(res)
        real(4), intent (in) :: x
        real(8), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(y, merge(dble(x), min(dble(x), y), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
end module

real(8) function code(a_m, b)
use fmin_fmax_functions
    real(8), intent (in) :: a_m
    real(8), intent (in) :: b
    code = a_m * a_m
end function

Java

a_m = Math.abs(a);
public static double code(double a_m, double b) {
	return a_m * a_m;
}

Python

a_m = math.fabs(a)
def code(a_m, b):
	return a_m * a_m

Julia

a_m = abs(a)
function code(a_m, b)
	return Float64(a_m * a_m)
end

MATLAB

a_m = abs(a);
function tmp = code(a_m, b)
	tmp = a_m * a_m;
end

Wolfram

a_m = N[Abs[a], $MachinePrecision]
code[a$95$m_, b_] := N[(a$95$m * a$95$m), $MachinePrecision]

Derivation

1. Initial program 94.1%

   \[a \cdot a - b \cdot b \]

2. Taylor expanded in a around inf

   \[\leadsto \color{blue}{{a}^{2}} \]
3. Step-by-step derivation

   1. pow2 N/A

      \[\leadsto a \cdot \color{blue}{a} \]

   2. lift-*.f64 53.0

      \[\leadsto a \cdot \color{blue}{a} \]

4. Applied rewrites 53.0%

   \[\leadsto \color{blue}{a \cdot a} \]
5. Add Preprocessing

Developer Target 1: 100.0% accurate, 1.0× speedup

Math

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \left(a + b\right) \cdot \left(a - b\right) \end{array} \]

FPCore

(FPCore (a b) :precision binary64 (* (+ a b) (- a b)))

C

double code(double a, double b) {
	return (a + b) * (a - b);
}

Fortran

module fmin_fmax_functions
    implicit none
    private
    public fmax
    public fmin

    interface fmax
        module procedure fmax88
        module procedure fmax44
        module procedure fmax84
        module procedure fmax48
    end interface
    interface fmin
        module procedure fmin88
        module procedure fmin44
        module procedure fmin84
        module procedure fmin48
    end interface
contains
    real(8) function fmax88(x, y) result (res)
        real(8), intent (in) :: x
        real(8), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(y, merge(x, max(x, y), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(4) function fmax44(x, y) result (res)
        real(4), intent (in) :: x
        real(4), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(y, merge(x, max(x, y), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(8) function fmax84(x, y) result(res)
        real(8), intent (in) :: x
        real(4), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(dble(y), merge(x, max(x, dble(y)), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(8) function fmax48(x, y) result(res)
        real(4), intent (in) :: x
        real(8), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(y, merge(dble(x), max(dble(x), y), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(8) function fmin88(x, y) result (res)
        real(8), intent (in) :: x
        real(8), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(y, merge(x, min(x, y), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(4) function fmin44(x, y) result (res)
        real(4), intent (in) :: x
        real(4), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(y, merge(x, min(x, y), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(8) function fmin84(x, y) result(res)
        real(8), intent (in) :: x
        real(4), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(dble(y), merge(x, min(x, dble(y)), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(8) function fmin48(x, y) result(res)
        real(4), intent (in) :: x
        real(8), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(y, merge(dble(x), min(dble(x), y), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
end module

real(8) function code(a, b)
use fmin_fmax_functions
    real(8), intent (in) :: a
    real(8), intent (in) :: b
    code = (a + b) * (a - b)
end function

Java

public static double code(double a, double b) {
	return (a + b) * (a - b);
}

Python

def code(a, b):
	return (a + b) * (a - b)

Julia

function code(a, b)
	return Float64(Float64(a + b) * Float64(a - b))
end

MATLAB

function tmp = code(a, b)
	tmp = (a + b) * (a - b);
end

Wolfram

code[a_, b_] := N[(N[(a + b), $MachinePrecision] * N[(a - b), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2025112 
(FPCore (a b)
  :name "Difference of squares"
  :precision binary64

  :alt
  (! :herbie-platform c (* (+ a b) (- a b)))

  (- (* a a) (* b b)))