Average Error: 39.1 → 34.1
Time: 12.0s
Precision: binary64
\[R \cdot \sqrt{\left(\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1 + \phi_2}{2}\right)\right) \cdot \left(\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1 + \phi_2}{2}\right)\right) + \left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right)}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\phi_2 \leq 4.192323342123785 \cdot 10^{+35}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \sqrt{\left(\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_2 + \phi_1}{2}\right)\right) \cdot \frac{\cos \left(\frac{\phi_2 + \phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \left(\lambda_1 \cdot \lambda_1 - \lambda_2 \cdot \lambda_2\right)}{\lambda_1 + \lambda_2} + \left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \left(\phi_2 - \phi_1\right)\\ \end{array}\]
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_2 \leq 4.192323342123785 \cdot 10^{+35}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \sqrt{\left(\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_2 + \phi_1}{2}\right)\right) \cdot \frac{\cos \left(\frac{\phi_2 + \phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \left(\lambda_1 \cdot \lambda_1 - \lambda_2 \cdot \lambda_2\right)}{\lambda_1 + \lambda_2} + \left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right)}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \left(\phi_2 - \phi_1\right)\\

\end{array}
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (*
  R
  (sqrt
   (+
    (*
     (* (- lambda1 lambda2) (cos (/ (+ phi1 phi2) 2.0)))
     (* (- lambda1 lambda2) (cos (/ (+ phi1 phi2) 2.0))))
    (* (- phi1 phi2) (- phi1 phi2))))))
↓
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= phi2 4.192323342123785e+35)
   (*
    R
    (sqrt
     (+
      (*
       (* (- lambda1 lambda2) (cos (/ (+ phi2 phi1) 2.0)))
       (/
        (*
         (cos (/ (+ phi2 phi1) 2.0))
         (- (* lambda1 lambda1) (* lambda2 lambda2)))
        (+ lambda1 lambda2)))
      (* (- phi1 phi2) (- phi1 phi2)))))
   (* R (- phi2 phi1))))
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	return ((double) (R * ((double) sqrt(((double) (((double) (((double) (((double) (lambda1 - lambda2)) * ((double) cos((((double) (phi1 + phi2)) / 2.0))))) * ((double) (((double) (lambda1 - lambda2)) * ((double) cos((((double) (phi1 + phi2)) / 2.0))))))) + ((double) (((double) (phi1 - phi2)) * ((double) (phi1 - phi2))))))))));
}
↓
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double tmp;
	if ((phi2 <= 4.192323342123785e+35)) {
		tmp = ((double) (R * ((double) sqrt(((double) (((double) (((double) (((double) (lambda1 - lambda2)) * ((double) cos((((double) (phi2 + phi1)) / 2.0))))) * (((double) (((double) cos((((double) (phi2 + phi1)) / 2.0))) * ((double) (((double) (lambda1 * lambda1)) - ((double) (lambda2 * lambda2)))))) / ((double) (lambda1 + lambda2))))) + ((double) (((double) (phi1 - phi2)) * ((double) (phi1 - phi2))))))))));
	} else {
		tmp = ((double) (R * ((double) (phi2 - phi1))));
	}
	return tmp;
}

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. Split input into 2 regimes

  2. if phi2 < 4.19232334212378504e35

    1. Initial program Error: 36.4 bits

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

    3. Applied flip--Error: 36.4 bits

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

    4. Applied associate-*l/Error: 36.4 bits

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

    5. SimplifiedError: 36.4 bits

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

    if 4.19232334212378504e35 < phi2

    1. Initial program Error: 49.7 bits

      \[R \cdot \sqrt{\left(\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1 + \phi_2}{2}\right)\right) \cdot \left(\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_1 + \phi_2}{2}\right)\right) + \left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right)}\]

    2. Taylor expanded around 0 Error: 25.2 bits

      \[\leadsto R \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\phi_2 - \phi_1\right)}\]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.

  4. Final simplificationError: 34.1 bits

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\phi_2 \leq 4.192323342123785 \cdot 10^{+35}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \sqrt{\left(\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\phi_2 + \phi_1}{2}\right)\right) \cdot \frac{\cos \left(\frac{\phi_2 + \phi_1}{2}\right) \cdot \left(\lambda_1 \cdot \lambda_1 - \lambda_2 \cdot \lambda_2\right)}{\lambda_1 + \lambda_2} + \left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \left(\phi_2 - \phi_1\right)\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

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(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
  :name "Equirectangular approximation to distance on a great circle"
  :precision binary64
  (* R (sqrt (+ (* (* (- lambda1 lambda2) (cos (/ (+ phi1 phi2) 2.0))) (* (- lambda1 lambda2) (cos (/ (+ phi1 phi2) 2.0)))) (* (- phi1 phi2) (- phi1 phi2))))))