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)}\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \le -2.50401835654202499 \cdot 10^{59} \lor \neg \left(\phi_1 \le 6.95681086624963382 \cdot 10^{104}\right):\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \left(\phi_2 - \phi_1\right)\\
\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \sqrt{\left(\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot \left(\cos \left(\frac{\phi_1 + \phi_2}{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)}\\
\end{array}double f(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
double r114355 = R;
double r114356 = lambda1;
double r114357 = lambda2;
double r114358 = r114356 - r114357;
double r114359 = phi1;
double r114360 = phi2;
double r114361 = r114359 + r114360;
double r114362 = 2.0;
double r114363 = r114361 / r114362;
double r114364 = cos(r114363);
double r114365 = r114358 * r114364;
double r114366 = r114365 * r114365;
double r114367 = r114359 - r114360;
double r114368 = r114367 * r114367;
double r114369 = r114366 + r114368;
double r114370 = sqrt(r114369);
double r114371 = r114355 * r114370;
return r114371;
}
double f(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
double r114372 = phi1;
double r114373 = -2.504018356542025e+59;
bool r114374 = r114372 <= r114373;
double r114375 = 6.956810866249634e+104;
bool r114376 = r114372 <= r114375;
double r114377 = !r114376;
bool r114378 = r114374 || r114377;
double r114379 = R;
double r114380 = phi2;
double r114381 = r114380 - r114372;
double r114382 = r114379 * r114381;
double r114383 = lambda1;
double r114384 = lambda2;
double r114385 = r114383 - r114384;
double r114386 = r114385 * r114385;
double r114387 = r114372 + r114380;
double r114388 = 2.0;
double r114389 = r114387 / r114388;
double r114390 = cos(r114389);
double r114391 = r114390 * r114390;
double r114392 = r114386 * r114391;
double r114393 = r114372 - r114380;
double r114394 = r114393 * r114393;
double r114395 = r114392 + r114394;
double r114396 = sqrt(r114395);
double r114397 = r114379 * r114396;
double r114398 = r114378 ? r114382 : r114397;
return r114398;
}



Bits error versus R



Bits error versus lambda1



Bits error versus lambda2



Bits error versus phi1



Bits error versus phi2
Results
if phi1 < -2.504018356542025e+59 or 6.956810866249634e+104 < phi1 Initial program 53.7
Taylor expanded around 0 38.9
if -2.504018356542025e+59 < phi1 < 6.956810866249634e+104Initial program 31.7
rmApplied swap-sqr31.7
Final simplification34.1
herbie shell --seed 2020047
(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))))))