Average Error: 0.6 → 0.6
Time: 5.9s
Precision: binary64
\[\cos^{-1} \left(\frac{1 - 5 \cdot \left(v \cdot v\right)}{v \cdot v - 1}\right)\]
↓
\[\frac{\pi}{2} - \sin^{-1} \left(\frac{1 - 5 \cdot \left(v \cdot v\right)}{v \cdot v - 1}\right)\]
\cos^{-1} \left(\frac{1 - 5 \cdot \left(v \cdot v\right)}{v \cdot v - 1}\right)
↓
\frac{\pi}{2} - \sin^{-1} \left(\frac{1 - 5 \cdot \left(v \cdot v\right)}{v \cdot v - 1}\right)
(FPCore (v)
 :precision binary64
 (acos (/ (- 1.0 (* 5.0 (* v v))) (- (* v v) 1.0))))
↓
(FPCore (v)
 :precision binary64
 (- (/ PI 2.0) (asin (/ (- 1.0 (* 5.0 (* v v))) (- (* v v) 1.0)))))
double code(double v) {
	return ((double) acos((((double) (1.0 - ((double) (5.0 * ((double) (v * v)))))) / ((double) (((double) (v * v)) - 1.0)))));
}
↓
double code(double v) {
	return ((double) ((((double) M_PI) / 2.0) - ((double) asin((((double) (1.0 - ((double) (5.0 * ((double) (v * v)))))) / ((double) (((double) (v * v)) - 1.0)))))));
}

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Derivation

  1. Initial program Error: 0.6 bits

    \[\cos^{-1} \left(\frac{1 - 5 \cdot \left(v \cdot v\right)}{v \cdot v - 1}\right)\]
  2. Using strategy rm

  3. Applied acos-asinError: 0.6 bits

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{\pi}{2} - \sin^{-1} \left(\frac{1 - 5 \cdot \left(v \cdot v\right)}{v \cdot v - 1}\right)}\]

  4. Final simplificationError: 0.6 bits

    \[\leadsto \frac{\pi}{2} - \sin^{-1} \left(\frac{1 - 5 \cdot \left(v \cdot v\right)}{v \cdot v - 1}\right)\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020204 
(FPCore (v)
  :name "Falkner and Boettcher, Appendix B, 1"
  :precision binary64
  (acos (/ (- 1.0 (* 5.0 (* v v))) (- (* v v) 1.0))))