Average Error: 1.0 → 0.3
Time: 10.4s
Precision: 64
\[\lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}{\cos \phi_1 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}\]
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\[\lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \left(-\lambda_2\right)\right)}{\frac{{\left(\cos \phi_1\right)}^{3} + {\left(\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right)}^{3}}{\left(\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2 - \cos \phi_1\right) + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_1} + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}\]
\lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}{\cos \phi_1 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}
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\lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \left(-\lambda_2\right)\right)}{\frac{{\left(\cos \phi_1\right)}^{3} + {\left(\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right)}^{3}}{\left(\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2 - \cos \phi_1\right) + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_1} + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}
double code(double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	return (lambda1 + atan2((cos(phi2) * sin((lambda1 - lambda2))), (cos(phi1) + (cos(phi2) * cos((lambda1 - lambda2))))));
}
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double code(double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	return (lambda1 + atan2((cos(phi2) * ((sin(lambda1) * cos(lambda2)) + (cos(lambda1) * sin(-lambda2)))), (((pow(cos(phi1), 3.0) + pow(((cos(lambda1) * cos(lambda2)) * cos(phi2)), 3.0)) / ((((cos(lambda1) * cos(lambda2)) * cos(phi2)) * (((cos(lambda1) * cos(lambda2)) * cos(phi2)) - cos(phi1))) + (cos(phi1) * cos(phi1)))) + (cos(phi2) * (sin(lambda1) * sin(lambda2))))));
}

Error

Bits error versus lambda1

Bits error versus lambda2

Bits error versus phi1

Bits error versus phi2

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Results

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Derivation

  1. Initial program 1.0

    \[\lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}{\cos \phi_1 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}\]
  2. Using strategy rm

  3. Applied cos-diff1.0

    \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}{\cos \phi_1 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}}\]

  4. Applied distribute-lft-in1.0

    \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}{\cos \phi_1 + \color{blue}{\left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)\right)}}\]

  5. Applied associate-+r+1.0

    \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}{\color{blue}{\left(\cos \phi_1 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)\right) + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}}\]

  6. Simplified1.0

    \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}{\color{blue}{\left(\cos \phi_1 + \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right)} + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}\]
  7. Using strategy rm

  8. Applied sub-neg1.0

    \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_1 + \left(-\lambda_2\right)\right)}}{\left(\cos \phi_1 + \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}\]

  9. Applied sin-sum0.2

    \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \left(-\lambda_2\right) + \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \left(-\lambda_2\right)\right)}}{\left(\cos \phi_1 + \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}\]

  10. Simplified0.2

    \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\color{blue}{\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2} + \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \left(-\lambda_2\right)\right)}{\left(\cos \phi_1 + \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}\]
  11. Using strategy rm

  12. Applied flip3-+0.3

    \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \left(-\lambda_2\right)\right)}{\color{blue}{\frac{{\left(\cos \phi_1\right)}^{3} + {\left(\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right)}^{3}}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_1 + \left(\left(\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) - \cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right)\right)}} + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}\]

  13. Simplified0.3

    \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \left(-\lambda_2\right)\right)}{\frac{{\left(\cos \phi_1\right)}^{3} + {\left(\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right)}^{3}}{\color{blue}{\left(\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2 - \cos \phi_1\right) + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_1}} + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}\]

  14. Final simplification0.3

    \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \left(-\lambda_2\right)\right)}{\frac{{\left(\cos \phi_1\right)}^{3} + {\left(\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right)}^{3}}{\left(\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2 - \cos \phi_1\right) + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_1} + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020056 
(FPCore (lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
  :name "Midpoint on a great circle"
  :precision binary64
  (+ lambda1 (atan2 (* (cos phi2) (sin (- lambda1 lambda2))) (+ (cos phi1) (* (cos phi2) (cos (- lambda1 lambda2)))))))