Average Error: 37.1 → 29.0
Time: 43.5s
Precision: 64
\[R \cdot \sqrt{\left(\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1 + \phi_2}{2}\right)\right) \cdot \left(\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1 + \phi_2}{2}\right)\right) + \left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right)}\]
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\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right) + \left(\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1 + \phi_2}{2}\right)\right) \cdot \left(\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1 + \phi_2}{2}\right)\right) \le 1.8014022246071136 \cdot 10^{+307}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \sqrt{\left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right) + \left(\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1 + \phi_2}{2}\right)\right) \cdot \left(\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1 + \phi_2}{2}\right)\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \left(\phi_2 - \phi_1\right)\\ \end{array}\]
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}\;\left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right) + \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) \le 1.8014022246071136 \cdot 10^{+307}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \sqrt{\left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right) + \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)}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \left(\phi_2 - \phi_1\right)\\

\end{array}
double f(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
        double r2261158 = R;
        double r2261159 = lambda1;
        double r2261160 = lambda2;
        double r2261161 = r2261159 - r2261160;
        double r2261162 = phi1;
        double r2261163 = phi2;
        double r2261164 = r2261162 + r2261163;
        double r2261165 = 2.0;
        double r2261166 = r2261164 / r2261165;
        double r2261167 = cos(r2261166);
        double r2261168 = r2261161 * r2261167;
        double r2261169 = r2261168 * r2261168;
        double r2261170 = r2261162 - r2261163;
        double r2261171 = r2261170 * r2261170;
        double r2261172 = r2261169 + r2261171;
        double r2261173 = sqrt(r2261172);
        double r2261174 = r2261158 * r2261173;
        return r2261174;
}
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double f(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
        double r2261175 = phi1;
        double r2261176 = phi2;
        double r2261177 = r2261175 - r2261176;
        double r2261178 = r2261177 * r2261177;
        double r2261179 = lambda1;
        double r2261180 = lambda2;
        double r2261181 = r2261179 - r2261180;
        double r2261182 = r2261175 + r2261176;
        double r2261183 = 2.0;
        double r2261184 = r2261182 / r2261183;
        double r2261185 = cos(r2261184);
        double r2261186 = r2261181 * r2261185;
        double r2261187 = r2261186 * r2261186;
        double r2261188 = r2261178 + r2261187;
        double r2261189 = 1.8014022246071136e+307;
        bool r2261190 = r2261188 <= r2261189;
        double r2261191 = R;
        double r2261192 = sqrt(r2261188);
        double r2261193 = r2261191 * r2261192;
        double r2261194 = r2261176 - r2261175;
        double r2261195 = r2261191 * r2261194;
        double r2261196 = r2261190 ? r2261193 : r2261195;
        return r2261196;
}

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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Results

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Derivation

  1. Split input into 2 regimes

  2. if (+ (* (* (- lambda1 lambda2) (cos (/ (+ phi1 phi2) 2))) (* (- lambda1 lambda2) (cos (/ (+ phi1 phi2) 2)))) (* (- phi1 phi2) (- phi1 phi2))) < 1.8014022246071136e+307

    1. Initial program 2.0

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

    if 1.8014022246071136e+307 < (+ (* (* (- lambda1 lambda2) (cos (/ (+ phi1 phi2) 2))) (* (- lambda1 lambda2) (cos (/ (+ phi1 phi2) 2)))) (* (- phi1 phi2) (- phi1 phi2)))

    1. Initial program 60.7

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

    3. Applied add-cube-cbrt60.7

      \[\leadsto R \cdot \sqrt{\left(\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\left(\sqrt[3]{\cos \left(\frac{\phi_1 + \phi_2}{2}\right)} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\cos \left(\frac{\phi_1 + \phi_2}{2}\right)}\right) \cdot \sqrt[3]{\cos \left(\frac{\phi_1 + \phi_2}{2}\right)}\right)}\right) \cdot \left(\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1 + \phi_2}{2}\right)\right) + \left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right)}\]

    4. Taylor expanded around 0 47.1

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

  4. Final simplification29.0

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right) + \left(\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1 + \phi_2}{2}\right)\right) \cdot \left(\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1 + \phi_2}{2}\right)\right) \le 1.8014022246071136 \cdot 10^{+307}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \sqrt{\left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right) + \left(\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1 + \phi_2}{2}\right)\right) \cdot \left(\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1 + \phi_2}{2}\right)\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \left(\phi_2 - \phi_1\right)\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2019128 
(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))))))