Average Error: 16.6 → 4.0
Time: 14.4s
Precision: 64
\[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R\]
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\[\left(\frac{\pi}{2} - \sin^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) + \left(\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right) \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)\right)\right) \cdot R\]
\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
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\left(\frac{\pi}{2} - \sin^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) + \left(\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right) \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)\right)\right) \cdot R
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	return (acos(((sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + ((cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * cos((lambda1 - lambda2))))) * R);
}
↓
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	return (((((double) M_PI) / 2.0) - asin(((sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + (((cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * (cos(lambda1) * cos(lambda2))) + (((cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * sin(lambda1)) * sin(lambda2)))))) * R);
}

Error

Bits error versus R

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 16.6

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

  3. Applied cos-diff3.9

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

  4. Applied distribute-lft-in3.9

    \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\left(\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)\right)}\right) \cdot R\]
  5. Using strategy rm

  6. Applied associate-*r*3.9

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

  8. Applied acos-asin4.0

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\frac{\pi}{2} - \sin^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) + \left(\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right) \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)} \cdot R\]

  9. Final simplification4.0

    \[\leadsto \left(\frac{\pi}{2} - \sin^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) + \left(\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right) \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)\right)\right) \cdot R\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020078 +o rules:numerics
(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))