\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\left(\cos \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1 - \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\sin \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1 - \left(\left(\sqrt[3]{\left(\sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right) \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \phi_1\right)} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\left(\sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right) \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \phi_1\right)}\right) \cdot \sqrt[3]{\left(\sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right) \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \phi_1\right)} + \left(\left(\cos \lambda_2 \cdot \cos \lambda_1\right) \cdot \sin \phi_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right)}double f(double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
double r1789163 = lambda1;
double r1789164 = lambda2;
double r1789165 = r1789163 - r1789164;
double r1789166 = sin(r1789165);
double r1789167 = phi2;
double r1789168 = cos(r1789167);
double r1789169 = r1789166 * r1789168;
double r1789170 = phi1;
double r1789171 = cos(r1789170);
double r1789172 = sin(r1789167);
double r1789173 = r1789171 * r1789172;
double r1789174 = sin(r1789170);
double r1789175 = r1789174 * r1789168;
double r1789176 = cos(r1789165);
double r1789177 = r1789175 * r1789176;
double r1789178 = r1789173 - r1789177;
double r1789179 = atan2(r1789169, r1789178);
return r1789179;
}
double f(double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
double r1789180 = lambda2;
double r1789181 = cos(r1789180);
double r1789182 = lambda1;
double r1789183 = sin(r1789182);
double r1789184 = r1789181 * r1789183;
double r1789185 = cos(r1789182);
double r1789186 = sin(r1789180);
double r1789187 = r1789185 * r1789186;
double r1789188 = r1789184 - r1789187;
double r1789189 = phi2;
double r1789190 = cos(r1789189);
double r1789191 = r1789188 * r1789190;
double r1789192 = sin(r1789189);
double r1789193 = phi1;
double r1789194 = cos(r1789193);
double r1789195 = r1789192 * r1789194;
double r1789196 = r1789186 * r1789183;
double r1789197 = sin(r1789193);
double r1789198 = r1789190 * r1789197;
double r1789199 = r1789196 * r1789198;
double r1789200 = cbrt(r1789199);
double r1789201 = r1789200 * r1789200;
double r1789202 = r1789201 * r1789200;
double r1789203 = r1789181 * r1789185;
double r1789204 = r1789203 * r1789197;
double r1789205 = r1789204 * r1789190;
double r1789206 = r1789202 + r1789205;
double r1789207 = r1789195 - r1789206;
double r1789208 = atan2(r1789191, r1789207);
return r1789208;
}



Bits error versus lambda1



Bits error versus lambda2



Bits error versus phi1



Bits error versus phi2
Results
Initial program 13.2
rmApplied sin-diff6.6
rmApplied cos-diff0.2
Applied distribute-rgt-in0.2
rmApplied associate-*r*0.2
rmApplied add-cube-cbrt0.2
Final simplification0.2
herbie shell --seed 2019154 +o rules:numerics
(FPCore (lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
:name "Bearing on a great circle"
(atan2 (* (sin (- lambda1 lambda2)) (cos phi2)) (- (* (cos phi1) (sin phi2)) (* (* (sin phi1) (cos phi2)) (cos (- lambda1 lambda2))))))