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)}\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \le -2.544397147802424 \cdot 10^{+131}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \left(\phi_2 - \phi_1\right)\\
\mathbf{elif}\;\phi_1 \le 7.174315949958414 \cdot 10^{+96}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \sqrt{\left(\cos \left(\left(\phi_1 + \phi_2\right) \cdot \frac{1}{2}\right) \cdot \sqrt[3]{\cos \left(\left(\phi_1 + \phi_2\right) \cdot \frac{1}{2}\right) \cdot \left(\cos \left(\left(\phi_1 + \phi_2\right) \cdot \frac{1}{2}\right) \cdot \cos \left(\left(\phi_1 + \phi_2\right) \cdot \frac{1}{2}\right)\right)}\right) \cdot \left(\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) + \left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right)}\\
\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right)\\
\end{array}double f(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
double r3250180 = R;
double r3250181 = lambda1;
double r3250182 = lambda2;
double r3250183 = r3250181 - r3250182;
double r3250184 = phi1;
double r3250185 = phi2;
double r3250186 = r3250184 + r3250185;
double r3250187 = 2.0;
double r3250188 = r3250186 / r3250187;
double r3250189 = cos(r3250188);
double r3250190 = r3250183 * r3250189;
double r3250191 = r3250190 * r3250190;
double r3250192 = r3250184 - r3250185;
double r3250193 = r3250192 * r3250192;
double r3250194 = r3250191 + r3250193;
double r3250195 = sqrt(r3250194);
double r3250196 = r3250180 * r3250195;
return r3250196;
}
double f(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
double r3250197 = phi1;
double r3250198 = -2.544397147802424e+131;
bool r3250199 = r3250197 <= r3250198;
double r3250200 = R;
double r3250201 = phi2;
double r3250202 = r3250201 - r3250197;
double r3250203 = r3250200 * r3250202;
double r3250204 = 7.174315949958414e+96;
bool r3250205 = r3250197 <= r3250204;
double r3250206 = r3250197 + r3250201;
double r3250207 = 0.5;
double r3250208 = r3250206 * r3250207;
double r3250209 = cos(r3250208);
double r3250210 = r3250209 * r3250209;
double r3250211 = r3250209 * r3250210;
double r3250212 = cbrt(r3250211);
double r3250213 = r3250209 * r3250212;
double r3250214 = lambda1;
double r3250215 = lambda2;
double r3250216 = r3250214 - r3250215;
double r3250217 = r3250216 * r3250216;
double r3250218 = r3250213 * r3250217;
double r3250219 = r3250197 - r3250201;
double r3250220 = r3250219 * r3250219;
double r3250221 = r3250218 + r3250220;
double r3250222 = sqrt(r3250221);
double r3250223 = r3250200 * r3250222;
double r3250224 = r3250200 * r3250219;
double r3250225 = r3250205 ? r3250223 : r3250224;
double r3250226 = r3250199 ? r3250203 : r3250225;
return r3250226;
}



Bits error versus R



Bits error versus lambda1



Bits error versus lambda2



Bits error versus phi1



Bits error versus phi2
Results
if phi1 < -2.544397147802424e+131Initial program 56.0
rmApplied swap-sqr56.0
Taylor expanded around 0 17.6
if -2.544397147802424e+131 < phi1 < 7.174315949958414e+96Initial program 30.6
rmApplied swap-sqr30.6
Taylor expanded around -inf 30.6
Simplified30.6
rmApplied add-cbrt-cube30.6
if 7.174315949958414e+96 < phi1 Initial program 53.2
rmApplied swap-sqr53.2
Taylor expanded around -inf 53.2
Simplified53.2
rmApplied add-cbrt-cube53.2
Taylor expanded around 0 21.7
Final simplification27.6
herbie shell --seed 2019134
(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))))))