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

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)}

double f(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
        double r8254 = R;
        double r8255 = lambda1;
        double r8256 = lambda2;
        double r8257 = r8255 - r8256;
        double r8258 = phi1;
        double r8259 = phi2;
        double r8260 = r8258 + r8259;
        double r8261 = 2.0;
        double r8262 = r8260 / r8261;
        double r8263 = cos(r8262);
        double r8264 = r8257 * r8263;
        double r8265 = r8264 * r8264;
        double r8266 = r8258 - r8259;
        double r8267 = r8266 * r8266;
        double r8268 = r8265 + r8267;
        double r8269 = sqrt(r8268);
        double r8270 = r8254 * r8269;
        return r8270;
}

Reproduce

Please include this information when filing a bug report:

herbie shell --seed 2019191 +o rules:numerics
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
  :name "Equirectangular approximation to distance on a great circle"
  (* R (sqrt (+ (* (* (- lambda1 lambda2) (cos (/ (+ phi1 phi2) 2.0))) (* (- lambda1 lambda2) (cos (/ (+ phi1 phi2) 2.0)))) (* (- phi1 phi2) (- phi1 phi2))))))

Backtrace

get-representation: Unknown representation #f		L	C
loop	/data/pavpan/nightlies/herbie/interface2/src/points.rkt	122	4
prepare-points	/data/pavpan/nightlies/herbie/interface2/src/points.rkt	146	0
setup-prog!34	/data/pavpan/nightlies/herbie/interface2/src/mainloop.rkt	67	0
run-improve43	/data/pavpan/nightlies/herbie/interface2/src/mainloop.rkt	339	0
(unnamed)	/opt/racket-7.0/collects/racket/private/more-scheme.rkt	261	28
run	/opt/racket-7.0/share/pkgs/profile-lib/main.rkt	39	2
profile-thunk16	/opt/racket-7.0/share/pkgs/profile-lib/main.rkt	9	0
(unnamed)	/opt/racket-7.0/collects/racket/private/more-scheme.rkt	261	28