\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \left(-\lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)\right) + \left(\sqrt[3]{\left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)} \cdot \sqrt[3]{\left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot \sqrt[3]{\left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}\right)}double f(double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
double r137045 = lambda1;
double r137046 = lambda2;
double r137047 = r137045 - r137046;
double r137048 = sin(r137047);
double r137049 = phi2;
double r137050 = cos(r137049);
double r137051 = r137048 * r137050;
double r137052 = phi1;
double r137053 = cos(r137052);
double r137054 = sin(r137049);
double r137055 = r137053 * r137054;
double r137056 = sin(r137052);
double r137057 = r137056 * r137050;
double r137058 = cos(r137047);
double r137059 = r137057 * r137058;
double r137060 = r137055 - r137059;
double r137061 = atan2(r137051, r137060);
return r137061;
}
double f(double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
double r137062 = lambda1;
double r137063 = sin(r137062);
double r137064 = lambda2;
double r137065 = cos(r137064);
double r137066 = r137063 * r137065;
double r137067 = cos(r137062);
double r137068 = -r137064;
double r137069 = sin(r137068);
double r137070 = r137067 * r137069;
double r137071 = r137066 + r137070;
double r137072 = phi2;
double r137073 = cos(r137072);
double r137074 = r137071 * r137073;
double r137075 = phi1;
double r137076 = cos(r137075);
double r137077 = sin(r137072);
double r137078 = r137076 * r137077;
double r137079 = sin(r137075);
double r137080 = r137067 * r137065;
double r137081 = r137073 * r137080;
double r137082 = r137079 * r137081;
double r137083 = r137079 * r137073;
double r137084 = sin(r137064);
double r137085 = r137063 * r137084;
double r137086 = r137083 * r137085;
double r137087 = cbrt(r137086);
double r137088 = r137087 * r137087;
double r137089 = r137088 * r137087;
double r137090 = r137082 + r137089;
double r137091 = r137078 - r137090;
double r137092 = atan2(r137074, r137091);
return r137092;
}



Bits error versus lambda1



Bits error versus lambda2



Bits error versus phi1



Bits error versus phi2
Results
Initial program 12.9
rmApplied sub-neg12.9
Applied sin-sum6.7
Simplified6.7
rmApplied cos-diff0.2
Applied distribute-lft-in0.2
rmApplied associate-*l*0.2
rmApplied add-cube-cbrt0.2
Final simplification0.2
herbie shell --seed 2020083
(FPCore (lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
:name "Bearing on a great circle"
:precision binary64
(atan2 (* (sin (- lambda1 lambda2)) (cos phi2)) (- (* (cos phi1) (sin phi2)) (* (* (sin phi1) (cos phi2)) (cos (- lambda1 lambda2))))))