\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^{\log \left(\frac{\pi}{2} - \sin^{-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 - \log \left(e^{\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \left(-\lambda_2\right)}\right)\right)\right)\right)} \cdot Rdouble f(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
double r26747 = phi1;
double r26748 = sin(r26747);
double r26749 = phi2;
double r26750 = sin(r26749);
double r26751 = r26748 * r26750;
double r26752 = cos(r26747);
double r26753 = cos(r26749);
double r26754 = r26752 * r26753;
double r26755 = lambda1;
double r26756 = lambda2;
double r26757 = r26755 - r26756;
double r26758 = cos(r26757);
double r26759 = r26754 * r26758;
double r26760 = r26751 + r26759;
double r26761 = acos(r26760);
double r26762 = R;
double r26763 = r26761 * r26762;
return r26763;
}
double f(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
double r26764 = atan2(1.0, 0.0);
double r26765 = 2.0;
double r26766 = r26764 / r26765;
double r26767 = phi1;
double r26768 = sin(r26767);
double r26769 = phi2;
double r26770 = sin(r26769);
double r26771 = r26768 * r26770;
double r26772 = cos(r26767);
double r26773 = cos(r26769);
double r26774 = r26772 * r26773;
double r26775 = lambda1;
double r26776 = cos(r26775);
double r26777 = lambda2;
double r26778 = cos(r26777);
double r26779 = r26776 * r26778;
double r26780 = sin(r26775);
double r26781 = -r26777;
double r26782 = sin(r26781);
double r26783 = r26780 * r26782;
double r26784 = exp(r26783);
double r26785 = log(r26784);
double r26786 = r26779 - r26785;
double r26787 = r26774 * r26786;
double r26788 = r26771 + r26787;
double r26789 = asin(r26788);
double r26790 = r26766 - r26789;
double r26791 = log(r26790);
double r26792 = exp(r26791);
double r26793 = R;
double r26794 = r26792 * r26793;
return r26794;
}



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-sum3.9
Simplified3.9
rmApplied add-log-exp3.9
rmApplied acos-asin4.0
rmApplied add-exp-log4.0
Final simplification4.0
herbie shell --seed 2020059
(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))