\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 R\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 - \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \left(\sqrt[3]{\sin \left(-\lambda_2\right)} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\sin \left(-\lambda_2\right)}\right)\right) \cdot \sqrt[3]{\sin \left(-\lambda_2\right)}\right)\right) \cdot Rdouble f(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
double r23015 = phi1;
double r23016 = sin(r23015);
double r23017 = phi2;
double r23018 = sin(r23017);
double r23019 = r23016 * r23018;
double r23020 = cos(r23015);
double r23021 = cos(r23017);
double r23022 = r23020 * r23021;
double r23023 = lambda1;
double r23024 = lambda2;
double r23025 = r23023 - r23024;
double r23026 = cos(r23025);
double r23027 = r23022 * r23026;
double r23028 = r23019 + r23027;
double r23029 = acos(r23028);
double r23030 = R;
double r23031 = r23029 * r23030;
return r23031;
}
double f(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
double r23032 = phi1;
double r23033 = sin(r23032);
double r23034 = phi2;
double r23035 = sin(r23034);
double r23036 = r23033 * r23035;
double r23037 = cos(r23032);
double r23038 = cos(r23034);
double r23039 = r23037 * r23038;
double r23040 = lambda1;
double r23041 = cos(r23040);
double r23042 = lambda2;
double r23043 = cos(r23042);
double r23044 = r23041 * r23043;
double r23045 = sin(r23040);
double r23046 = -r23042;
double r23047 = sin(r23046);
double r23048 = cbrt(r23047);
double r23049 = r23048 * r23048;
double r23050 = r23045 * r23049;
double r23051 = r23050 * r23048;
double r23052 = r23044 - r23051;
double r23053 = r23039 * r23052;
double r23054 = r23036 + r23053;
double r23055 = acos(r23054);
double r23056 = R;
double r23057 = r23055 * r23056;
return r23057;
}



Bits error versus R



Bits error versus lambda1



Bits error versus lambda2



Bits error versus phi1



Bits error versus phi2
Results
Initial program 16.5
rmApplied sub-neg16.5
Applied cos-sum3.6
Simplified3.6
rmApplied add-cube-cbrt3.6
Applied associate-*r*3.6
Final simplification3.6
herbie shell --seed 2019303
(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))