Average Error: 36.9 → 27.9
Time: 6.8m
Precision: 64
Internal Precision: 1344
\[R \cdot \sqrt{\left(\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1 + \phi_2}{2}\right)\right) \cdot \left(\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1 + \phi_2}{2}\right)\right) + \left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right)}\]
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\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\phi_2 - \phi_1 \le 1.9476387692022126 \cdot 10^{+113}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \sqrt{\left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right) + \left(\cos \left(\frac{\phi_1 + \phi_2}{2}\right) \cdot \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot \left(\cos \left(\frac{\phi_1 + \phi_2}{2}\right) \cdot \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(\phi_2 - \phi_1\right) \cdot R\\ \end{array}\]

Error

Bits error versus R

Bits error versus lambda1

Bits error versus lambda2

Bits error versus phi1

Bits error versus phi2

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Derivation

  1. Split input into 2 regimes

  2. if (- phi2 phi1) < 1.9476387692022126e+113

    1. Initial program 31.7

      \[R \cdot \sqrt{\left(\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1 + \phi_2}{2}\right)\right) \cdot \left(\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1 + \phi_2}{2}\right)\right) + \left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right)}\]

    if 1.9476387692022126e+113 < (- phi2 phi1)

    1. Initial program 54.0

      \[R \cdot \sqrt{\left(\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1 + \phi_2}{2}\right)\right) \cdot \left(\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1 + \phi_2}{2}\right)\right) + \left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right)}\]

    2. Taylor expanded around 0 15.1

      \[\leadsto R \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\phi_2 - \phi_1\right)}\]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.

  4. Final simplification27.9

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\phi_2 - \phi_1 \le 1.9476387692022126 \cdot 10^{+113}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \sqrt{\left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right) + \left(\cos \left(\frac{\phi_1 + \phi_2}{2}\right) \cdot \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot \left(\cos \left(\frac{\phi_1 + \phi_2}{2}\right) \cdot \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(\phi_2 - \phi_1\right) \cdot R\\ \end{array}\]

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herbie shell --seed 2018216 
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
  :name "Equirectangular approximation to distance on a great circle"
  (* R (sqrt (+ (* (* (- lambda1 lambda2) (cos (/ (+ phi1 phi2) 2))) (* (- lambda1 lambda2) (cos (/ (+ phi1 phi2) 2)))) (* (- phi1 phi2) (- phi1 phi2))))))