\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(\sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right) \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \phi_1\right) + \sqrt[3]{\left(\cos \lambda_2 \cdot \cos \lambda_1\right) \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \phi_1\right)} \cdot \left(\sqrt[3]{\left(\cos \lambda_2 \cdot \cos \lambda_1\right) \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \phi_1\right)} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\left(\cos \lambda_2 \cdot \cos \lambda_1\right) \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \phi_1\right)}\right)\right)}double f(double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
double r1998921 = lambda1;
double r1998922 = lambda2;
double r1998923 = r1998921 - r1998922;
double r1998924 = sin(r1998923);
double r1998925 = phi2;
double r1998926 = cos(r1998925);
double r1998927 = r1998924 * r1998926;
double r1998928 = phi1;
double r1998929 = cos(r1998928);
double r1998930 = sin(r1998925);
double r1998931 = r1998929 * r1998930;
double r1998932 = sin(r1998928);
double r1998933 = r1998932 * r1998926;
double r1998934 = cos(r1998923);
double r1998935 = r1998933 * r1998934;
double r1998936 = r1998931 - r1998935;
double r1998937 = atan2(r1998927, r1998936);
return r1998937;
}
double f(double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
double r1998938 = lambda2;
double r1998939 = cos(r1998938);
double r1998940 = lambda1;
double r1998941 = sin(r1998940);
double r1998942 = r1998939 * r1998941;
double r1998943 = cos(r1998940);
double r1998944 = sin(r1998938);
double r1998945 = r1998943 * r1998944;
double r1998946 = r1998942 - r1998945;
double r1998947 = phi2;
double r1998948 = cos(r1998947);
double r1998949 = r1998946 * r1998948;
double r1998950 = sin(r1998947);
double r1998951 = phi1;
double r1998952 = cos(r1998951);
double r1998953 = r1998950 * r1998952;
double r1998954 = r1998944 * r1998941;
double r1998955 = sin(r1998951);
double r1998956 = r1998948 * r1998955;
double r1998957 = r1998954 * r1998956;
double r1998958 = r1998939 * r1998943;
double r1998959 = r1998958 * r1998956;
double r1998960 = cbrt(r1998959);
double r1998961 = r1998960 * r1998960;
double r1998962 = r1998960 * r1998961;
double r1998963 = r1998957 + r1998962;
double r1998964 = r1998953 - r1998963;
double r1998965 = atan2(r1998949, r1998964);
return r1998965;
}



Bits error versus lambda1



Bits error versus lambda2



Bits error versus phi1



Bits error versus phi2
Results
Initial program 13.5
rmApplied sin-diff6.7
rmApplied cos-diff0.2
Applied distribute-rgt-in0.2
rmApplied add-cube-cbrt0.3
Final simplification0.3
herbie shell --seed 2019155
(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))))))