\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot Re^{\mathsf{log1p}\left(\cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \lambda_2, \sin \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)\right)\right) - 1\right)} \cdot Rdouble f(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
double r23061 = phi1;
double r23062 = sin(r23061);
double r23063 = phi2;
double r23064 = sin(r23063);
double r23065 = r23062 * r23064;
double r23066 = cos(r23061);
double r23067 = cos(r23063);
double r23068 = r23066 * r23067;
double r23069 = lambda1;
double r23070 = lambda2;
double r23071 = r23069 - r23070;
double r23072 = cos(r23071);
double r23073 = r23068 * r23072;
double r23074 = r23065 + r23073;
double r23075 = acos(r23074);
double r23076 = R;
double r23077 = r23075 * r23076;
return r23077;
}
double f(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
double r23078 = phi1;
double r23079 = sin(r23078);
double r23080 = phi2;
double r23081 = sin(r23080);
double r23082 = cos(r23078);
double r23083 = cos(r23080);
double r23084 = r23082 * r23083;
double r23085 = lambda2;
double r23086 = sin(r23085);
double r23087 = lambda1;
double r23088 = sin(r23087);
double r23089 = cos(r23087);
double r23090 = cos(r23085);
double r23091 = r23089 * r23090;
double r23092 = fma(r23086, r23088, r23091);
double r23093 = r23084 * r23092;
double r23094 = fma(r23079, r23081, r23093);
double r23095 = acos(r23094);
double r23096 = 1.0;
double r23097 = r23095 - r23096;
double r23098 = log1p(r23097);
double r23099 = exp(r23098);
double r23100 = R;
double r23101 = r23099 * r23100;
return r23101;
}



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Bits error versus lambda1



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Bits error versus phi1



Bits error versus phi2
Initial program 16.9
Simplified16.9
rmApplied cos-diff3.9
Applied distribute-lft-in3.9
Simplified3.9
rmApplied add-exp-log3.9
Simplified3.9
rmApplied log1p-expm1-u3.9
rmApplied log1p-expm1-u3.9
Simplified3.9
Final simplification3.9
herbie shell --seed 2019235 +o rules:numerics
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
:name "Spherical law of cosines"
:precision binary64
(* (acos (+ (* (sin phi1) (sin phi2)) (* (* (cos phi1) (cos phi2)) (cos (- lambda1 lambda2))))) R))