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

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 r60761 = R;
        double r60762 = lambda1;
        double r60763 = lambda2;
        double r60764 = r60762 - r60763;
        double r60765 = phi1;
        double r60766 = phi2;
        double r60767 = r60765 + r60766;
        double r60768 = 2.0;
        double r60769 = r60767 / r60768;
        double r60770 = cos(r60769);
        double r60771 = r60764 * r60770;
        double r60772 = r60771 * r60771;
        double r60773 = r60765 - r60766;
        double r60774 = r60773 * r60773;
        double r60775 = r60772 + r60774;
        double r60776 = sqrt(r60775);
        double r60777 = r60761 * r60776;
        return r60777;
}

Reproduce

Please include this information when filing a bug report:

herbie shell --seed 2019323 +o rules:numerics
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
  :name "Equirectangular approximation to distance on a great circle"
  :precision binary64
  (* R (sqrt (+ (* (* (- lambda1 lambda2) (cos (/ (+ phi1 phi2) 2))) (* (- lambda1 lambda2) (cos (/ (+ phi1 phi2) 2)))) (* (- phi1 phi2) (- phi1 phi2))))))

Backtrace

get-representation: Unknown representation real		L	C
(unnamed)	/data/pavpan/nightlies/herbie/fix-interface-bugs/src/core/regimes.rkt	65	3
filter	/opt/racket-7.2/collects/racket/private/list.rkt	256	2
infer-splitpoints	/data/pavpan/nightlies/herbie/fix-interface-bugs/src/core/regimes.rkt	34	0
get-final-combination	/data/pavpan/nightlies/herbie/fix-interface-bugs/src/mainloop.rkt	369	0
(unnamed)	/opt/racket-7.2/collects/racket/private/more-scheme.rkt	261	28
run	/opt/racket-7.2/share/pkgs/profile-lib/main.rkt	39	2
profile-thunk16	/opt/racket-7.2/share/pkgs/profile-lib/main.rkt	9	0
(unnamed)	/opt/racket-7.2/collects/racket/private/more-scheme.rkt	261	28