Bearing on a great circle

Average Error: 13.4 → 0.2

Time: 51.6s

Precision: binary64

Cost: 129536

Math

\[\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]

↓

\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := \sqrt[3]{\sin \lambda_2}\\ \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_2, \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \left(-\sin \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_2, {t_0}^{2} \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot t_0\right)\right)\right)} \end{array} \]

FPCore

(FPCore (lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (atan2
  (* (sin (- lambda1 lambda2)) (cos phi2))
  (-
   (* (cos phi1) (sin phi2))
   (* (* (sin phi1) (cos phi2)) (cos (- lambda1 lambda2))))))

↓

(FPCore (lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (let* ((t_0 (cbrt (sin lambda2))))
   (atan2
    (*
     (fma (sin lambda1) (cos lambda2) (* (cos lambda1) (- (sin lambda2))))
     (cos phi2))
    (-
     (* (cos phi1) (sin phi2))
     (*
      (sin phi1)
      (*
       (cos phi2)
       (fma
        (cos lambda1)
        (cos lambda2)
        (* (pow t_0 2.0) (* (sin lambda1) t_0)))))))))

C

double code(double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	return atan2((sin((lambda1 - lambda2)) * cos(phi2)), ((cos(phi1) * sin(phi2)) - ((sin(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * cos((lambda1 - lambda2)))));
}

↓

double code(double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double t_0 = cbrt(sin(lambda2));
	return atan2((fma(sin(lambda1), cos(lambda2), (cos(lambda1) * -sin(lambda2))) * cos(phi2)), ((cos(phi1) * sin(phi2)) - (sin(phi1) * (cos(phi2) * fma(cos(lambda1), cos(lambda2), (pow(t_0, 2.0) * (sin(lambda1) * t_0)))))));
}

Julia

function code(lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	return atan(Float64(sin(Float64(lambda1 - lambda2)) * cos(phi2)), Float64(Float64(cos(phi1) * sin(phi2)) - Float64(Float64(sin(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * cos(Float64(lambda1 - lambda2)))))
end

↓

function code(lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	t_0 = cbrt(sin(lambda2))
	return atan(Float64(fma(sin(lambda1), cos(lambda2), Float64(cos(lambda1) * Float64(-sin(lambda2)))) * cos(phi2)), Float64(Float64(cos(phi1) * sin(phi2)) - Float64(sin(phi1) * Float64(cos(phi2) * fma(cos(lambda1), cos(lambda2), Float64((t_0 ^ 2.0) * Float64(sin(lambda1) * t_0)))))))
end

Wolfram

code[lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := N[ArcTan[N[(N[Sin[N[(lambda1 - lambda2), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] / N[(N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] - N[(N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[N[(lambda1 - lambda2), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]

↓

code[lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := Block[{t$95$0 = N[Power[N[Sin[lambda2], $MachinePrecision], 1/3], $MachinePrecision]}, N[ArcTan[N[(N[(N[Sin[lambda1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[lambda2], $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Cos[lambda1], $MachinePrecision] * (-N[Sin[lambda2], $MachinePrecision])), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] / N[(N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] - N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[(N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision] * N[(N[Cos[lambda1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[lambda2], $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Power[t$95$0, 2.0], $MachinePrecision] * N[(N[Sin[lambda1], $MachinePrecision] * t$95$0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]]

Derivation

1. Initial program 13.4

   \[\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]

2. Simplified 13.4

   \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)}} \]
   Proof

   [Start] 13.4	\[ \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
   associate-*l* [=>] 13.4	\[ \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \color{blue}{\sin \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)}} \]

3. Applied egg-rr 6.7

   \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_2, -\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)} \]

4. Applied egg-rr 0.2

   \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_2, -\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_2, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}\right)} \]

5. Applied egg-rr 0.2

   \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_2, -\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_2, \color{blue}{e^{\mathsf{log1p}\left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)} - 1}\right)\right)} \]

6. Applied egg-rr 0.2

   \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_2, -\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_2, \color{blue}{{\left(\sqrt[3]{\sin \lambda_2}\right)}^{2} \cdot \left(\sqrt[3]{\sin \lambda_2} \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right)}\right)\right)} \]

7. Final simplification 0.2

   \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_2, \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \left(-\sin \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_2, {\left(\sqrt[3]{\sin \lambda_2}\right)}^{2} \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sqrt[3]{\sin \lambda_2}\right)\right)\right)} \]

Alternatives

Alternative 1
Error	0.2
Cost	103744

\[\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_2, \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \left(-\sin \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_2, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)\right)} \]

Alternative 2
Error	0.2
Cost	97408

\[\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 - \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_2, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)\right)} \]

Alternative 3
Error	3.5
Cost	91144

\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 - \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\\ t_1 := \cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\\ t_2 := \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\\ \mathbf{if}\;\phi_2 \leq -3.5 \cdot 10^{-6}:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_2, \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \left(-\sin \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{t_1 - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot t_2\right)}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\phi_2 \leq 3.5 \cdot 10^{-16}:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{t_0}{t_1 - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_2, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot t_0}{t_1 - \cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot t_2\right)}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 4
Error	6.7
Cost	78016

\[\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_2, \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \left(-\sin \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)} \]

Alternative 5
Error	7.5
Cost	71945

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -4.6 \cdot 10^{-8} \lor \neg \left(\phi_1 \leq 0.0033\right):\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \phi_1\right) \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2 + \cos \lambda_2 \cdot \cos \lambda_1\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(-\sin \lambda_2, \cos \lambda_1, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)}{\sin \phi_2 - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 6
Error	7.7
Cost	71752

\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := \cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\\ t_1 := \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\\ t_2 := \sin \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot t_1\right)\\ t_3 := \sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\\ \mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -4.6 \cdot 10^{-8}:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \mathsf{log1p}\left(\mathsf{expm1}\left(t_3\right)\right)}{t_0 - t_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\phi_1 \leq 0.0033:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(-\sin \lambda_2, \cos \lambda_1, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)}{\sin \phi_2 - t_2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot t_3}{t_0 - \cos \phi_2 \cdot \mathsf{expm1}\left(\mathsf{log1p}\left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot t_1\right)\right)}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 7
Error	6.7
Cost	71680

\[\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 - \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)} \]

Alternative 8
Error	7.7
Cost	65416

\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := \cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\\ t_1 := \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\\ t_2 := \sin \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot t_1\right)\\ t_3 := \sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\\ \mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -4.6 \cdot 10^{-8}:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \mathsf{log1p}\left(\mathsf{expm1}\left(t_3\right)\right)}{t_0 - t_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\phi_1 \leq 0.0033:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 - \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}{\sin \phi_2 - t_2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot t_3}{t_0 - \cos \phi_2 \cdot \mathsf{expm1}\left(\mathsf{log1p}\left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot t_1\right)\right)}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 9
Error	7.7
Cost	65288

\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := \cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\\ t_1 := \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\\ t_2 := \sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\\ \mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -1.15 \cdot 10^{-11}:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \mathsf{log1p}\left(\mathsf{expm1}\left(t_2\right)\right)}{t_0 - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot t_1\right)}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\phi_1 \leq 1.25 \cdot 10^{-6}:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_2, \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \left(-\sin \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\sin \phi_2 - \phi_1 \cdot t_1}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot t_2}{t_0 - \cos \phi_2 \cdot \mathsf{expm1}\left(\mathsf{log1p}\left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot t_1\right)\right)}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 10
Error	7.7
Cost	65156

\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := \cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\\ t_1 := \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\\ t_2 := \sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\\ \mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -1.02 \cdot 10^{-10}:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \mathsf{log1p}\left(\mathsf{expm1}\left(t_2\right)\right)}{t_0 - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot t_1\right)}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\phi_1 \leq 1.4 \cdot 10^{-6}:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_2, \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \left(-\sin \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\sin \phi_2 - \phi_1 \cdot t_1}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot t_2}{t_0 - \cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot t_1\right)}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 11
Error	7.7
Cost	58824

\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := \cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\\ t_1 := \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\\ t_2 := \cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\\ \mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -1.1 \cdot 10^{-10}:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{t_2}{t_0 - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot t_1\right)}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\phi_1 \leq 1.25 \cdot 10^{-6}:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_2, \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \left(-\sin \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\sin \phi_2 - \phi_1 \cdot t_1}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{t_2}{t_0 - \cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot t_1\right)}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 12
Error	19.2
Cost	52757

\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := \cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\\ t_1 := \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2}{t_0 - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)}\\ t_2 := \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \left(-\lambda_2\right)}{t_0 - \cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \phi_1\right)}\\ \mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -4.3 \cdot 10^{+135}:\\ \;\;\;\;t_1\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\phi_1 \leq -0.78:\\ \;\;\;\;t_2\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\phi_1 \leq 6.5 \cdot 10^{-5}:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_2, \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \left(-\sin \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\sin \phi_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\phi_1 \leq 1.3 \cdot 10^{+179} \lor \neg \left(\phi_1 \leq 3.2 \cdot 10^{+299}\right):\\ \;\;\;\;t_2\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;t_1\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 13
Error	8.7
Cost	52489

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -2.2 \cdot 10^{-35} \lor \neg \left(\phi_1 \leq 10^{-23}\right):\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_2, \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \left(-\sin \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\sin \phi_2}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 14
Error	8.7
Cost	52488

\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := \cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\\ t_1 := \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\\ t_2 := \cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\\ \mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -2 \cdot 10^{-35}:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{t_2}{t_0 - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot t_1\right)}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\phi_1 \leq 1.7 \cdot 10^{-27}:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_2, \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \left(-\sin \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\sin \phi_2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{t_2}{t_0 - \cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot t_1\right)}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 15
Error	13.7
Cost	52361

\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := \cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\\ \mathbf{if}\;\lambda_2 \leq -30000000000 \lor \neg \left(\lambda_2 \leq 8.2 \cdot 10^{-10}\right):\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \left(-\lambda_2\right)}{t_0 - \cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \phi_1\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}{t_0 - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right)}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 16
Error	19.4
Cost	52296

\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_2, \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \left(-\sin \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\sin \phi_2}\\ \mathbf{if}\;\lambda_1 \leq -1.7 \cdot 10^{-50}:\\ \;\;\;\;t_0\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\lambda_1 \leq 1.65 \cdot 10^{-279}:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \left(-\lambda_2\right)}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \phi_1\right)}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\lambda_1 \leq 4.2 \cdot 10^{-27}:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}{\sin \phi_2 - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_2 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;t_0\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 17
Error	20.3
Cost	52172

\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_2, \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \left(-\sin \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\sin \phi_2}\\ t_1 := \sin \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{if}\;\lambda_1 \leq -2.3 \cdot 10^{-65}:\\ \;\;\;\;t_0\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\lambda_1 \leq -1.35 \cdot 10^{-98}:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - t_1}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\lambda_1 \leq 4.2 \cdot 10^{-27}:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}{\sin \phi_2 - t_1}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;t_0\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 18
Error	20.0
Cost	46344

\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := \cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\\ t_1 := \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\\ t_2 := \cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\\ t_3 := \sin \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot t_1\right)\\ \mathbf{if}\;\lambda_1 - \lambda_2 \leq -2:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{t_2}{t_0 - \sin \phi_1 \cdot t_1}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\lambda_1 - \lambda_2 \leq 2 \cdot 10^{-42}:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}{t_0 - t_3}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{t_2}{\sin \phi_2 - t_3}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 19
Error	22.3
Cost	45696

\[\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}{\sin \phi_2 - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)} \]

Alternative 20
Error	32.5
Cost	39433

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -5.8 \cdot 10^{-111} \lor \neg \left(\phi_1 \leq 3.6 \cdot 10^{-110}\right):\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}{\sin \phi_2 - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 - \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2}{\sin \phi_2}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 21
Error	32.3
Cost	39177

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -6.4 \cdot 10^{-114} \lor \neg \left(\phi_1 \leq 1.35 \cdot 10^{-110}\right):\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}{\sin \phi_2 - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 - \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2}{\sin \phi_2}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 22
Error	22.9
Cost	39168

\[\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}{\sin \phi_2 - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]

Alternative 23
Error	33.5
Cost	32836

\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\\ \mathbf{if}\;\lambda_1 \leq 9 \cdot 10^{+16}:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}{\sin \phi_2 - \sin \phi_1 \cdot t_0}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \lambda_1 - \lambda_2 \cdot \cos \lambda_1}{\sin \phi_1 \cdot \left(-t_0\right)}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 24
Error	34.4
Cost	32772

\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\\ t_1 := \sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\\ \mathbf{if}\;\lambda_1 \leq 8.2 \cdot 10^{+34}:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{t_1}{\sin \phi_2 - \sin \phi_1 \cdot t_0}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\lambda_1 \leq 8.5 \cdot 10^{+252}:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \lambda_1 - \lambda_2 \cdot \cos \lambda_1}{\sin \phi_2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{t_1}{\sin \phi_1 \cdot \left(-t_0\right)}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 25
Error	34.2
Cost	26441

\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := \sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\\ \mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -3.3 \cdot 10^{-164} \lor \neg \left(\phi_1 \leq 1.65 \cdot 10^{-69}\right):\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{t_0}{\sin \phi_1 \cdot \left(-\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{t_0}{\sin \phi_2}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 26
Error	34.8
Cost	26372

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\phi_2 \leq 6.5 \cdot 10^{-31}:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}{\phi_2 - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \left(-\lambda_2\right)}{\sin \phi_2}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 27
Error	43.7
Cost	26116

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\lambda_1 \leq 1.88 \cdot 10^{+34}:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}{\sin \phi_2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \lambda_1 - \lambda_2 \cdot \cos \lambda_1}{\sin \phi_2}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 28
Error	45.1
Cost	19657

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\lambda_2 \leq -4.3 \cdot 10^{-8} \lor \neg \left(\lambda_2 \leq 3.8 \cdot 10^{-41}\right):\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \left(-\lambda_2\right)}{\sin \phi_2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \lambda_1}{\sin \phi_2}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 29
Error	44.3
Cost	19460

\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\phi_2 \leq 6.5 \cdot 10^{-31}:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}{\phi_2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \lambda_1}{\sin \phi_2}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 30
Error	43.7
Cost	19456

\[\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}{\sin \phi_2} \]

Alternative 31
Error	45.5
Cost	13056

\[\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}{\phi_2} \]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2023039 
(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))))))