Spherical law of cosines

Percentage Accurate: 72.7% → 93.7%
Time: 29.7s
Alternatives: 25
Speedup: 1.0×

Specification

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\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \end{array} \]
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (*
  (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 acos(((sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + ((cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * cos((lambda1 - lambda2))))) * R;
}
real(8) function code(r, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
    real(8), intent (in) :: r
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda1
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda2
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi1
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi2
    code = acos(((sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + ((cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * cos((lambda1 - lambda2))))) * r
end function
public static double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	return Math.acos(((Math.sin(phi1) * Math.sin(phi2)) + ((Math.cos(phi1) * Math.cos(phi2)) * Math.cos((lambda1 - lambda2))))) * R;
}
def code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2):
	return math.acos(((math.sin(phi1) * math.sin(phi2)) + ((math.cos(phi1) * math.cos(phi2)) * math.cos((lambda1 - lambda2))))) * R
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	return Float64(acos(Float64(Float64(sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + Float64(Float64(cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * cos(Float64(lambda1 - lambda2))))) * R)
end
function tmp = code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	tmp = acos(((sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + ((cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * cos((lambda1 - lambda2))))) * R;
end
code[R_, lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := N[(N[ArcCos[N[(N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[N[(lambda1 - lambda2), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] * R), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\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
\end{array}

Sampling outcomes in binary64 precision:

Local Percentage Accuracy vs ?

The average percentage accuracy by input value. Horizontal axis shows value of an input variable; the variable is choosen in the title. Vertical axis is accuracy; higher is better. Red represent the original program, while blue represents Herbie's suggestion. These can be toggled with buttons below the plot. The line is an average while dots represent individual samples.

Accuracy vs Speed?

Herbie found 25 alternatives:

AlternativeAccuracySpeedup
The accuracy (vertical axis) and speed (horizontal axis) of each alternatives. Up and to the right is better. The red square shows the initial program, and each blue circle shows an alternative.The line shows the best available speed-accuracy tradeoffs.

Initial Program: 72.7% accurate, 1.0× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \end{array} \]
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (*
  (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 acos(((sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + ((cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * cos((lambda1 - lambda2))))) * R;
}
real(8) function code(r, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
    real(8), intent (in) :: r
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda1
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda2
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi1
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi2
    code = acos(((sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + ((cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * cos((lambda1 - lambda2))))) * r
end function
public static double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	return Math.acos(((Math.sin(phi1) * Math.sin(phi2)) + ((Math.cos(phi1) * Math.cos(phi2)) * Math.cos((lambda1 - lambda2))))) * R;
}
def code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2):
	return math.acos(((math.sin(phi1) * math.sin(phi2)) + ((math.cos(phi1) * math.cos(phi2)) * math.cos((lambda1 - lambda2))))) * R
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	return Float64(acos(Float64(Float64(sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + Float64(Float64(cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * cos(Float64(lambda1 - lambda2))))) * R)
end
function tmp = code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	tmp = acos(((sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + ((cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * cos((lambda1 - lambda2))))) * R;
end
code[R_, lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := N[(N[ArcCos[N[(N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[N[(lambda1 - lambda2), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] * R), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\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
\end{array}

Alternative 1: 93.7% accurate, 0.5× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\ \\ \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_2 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right)\right)\right)\right) \cdot R \end{array} \]
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (*
  (acos
   (+
    (* (sin phi1) (sin phi2))
    (+
     (* (* (cos phi1) (cos phi2)) (* (cos lambda1) (cos lambda2)))
     (* (cos phi2) (* (sin lambda2) (* (cos phi1) (sin lambda1)))))))
  R))
assert(lambda1 < lambda2);
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	return acos(((sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + (((cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * (cos(lambda1) * cos(lambda2))) + (cos(phi2) * (sin(lambda2) * (cos(phi1) * sin(lambda1))))))) * R;
}
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
real(8) function code(r, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
    real(8), intent (in) :: r
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda1
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda2
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi1
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi2
    code = acos(((sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + (((cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * (cos(lambda1) * cos(lambda2))) + (cos(phi2) * (sin(lambda2) * (cos(phi1) * sin(lambda1))))))) * r
end function
assert lambda1 < lambda2;
public static double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	return Math.acos(((Math.sin(phi1) * Math.sin(phi2)) + (((Math.cos(phi1) * Math.cos(phi2)) * (Math.cos(lambda1) * Math.cos(lambda2))) + (Math.cos(phi2) * (Math.sin(lambda2) * (Math.cos(phi1) * Math.sin(lambda1))))))) * R;
}
[lambda1, lambda2] = sort([lambda1, lambda2])
def code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2):
	return math.acos(((math.sin(phi1) * math.sin(phi2)) + (((math.cos(phi1) * math.cos(phi2)) * (math.cos(lambda1) * math.cos(lambda2))) + (math.cos(phi2) * (math.sin(lambda2) * (math.cos(phi1) * math.sin(lambda1))))))) * R
lambda1, lambda2 = sort([lambda1, lambda2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	return Float64(acos(Float64(Float64(sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + Float64(Float64(Float64(cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * Float64(cos(lambda1) * cos(lambda2))) + Float64(cos(phi2) * Float64(sin(lambda2) * Float64(cos(phi1) * sin(lambda1))))))) * R)
end
lambda1, lambda2 = num2cell(sort([lambda1, lambda2])){:}
function tmp = code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	tmp = acos(((sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + (((cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * (cos(lambda1) * cos(lambda2))) + (cos(phi2) * (sin(lambda2) * (cos(phi1) * sin(lambda1))))))) * R;
end
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
code[R_, lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := N[(N[ArcCos[N[(N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[(N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] * N[(N[Cos[lambda1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[lambda2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision] * N[(N[Sin[lambda2], $MachinePrecision] * N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[lambda1], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] * R), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}
[lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\
\\
\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) + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_2 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right)\right)\right)\right) \cdot R
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Initial program 73.9%

    \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
  2. Step-by-step derivation
    1. cos-diff95.4%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
    2. distribute-lft-in95.5%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\left(\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
  3. Applied egg-rr95.5%

    \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\left(\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
  4. Taylor expanded in phi2 around inf 95.5%

    \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) + \color{blue}{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_2 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right)\right)}\right)\right) \cdot R \]
  5. Final simplification95.5%

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

Alternative 2: 93.7% accurate, 0.6× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\ \\ R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right)\right)\right)\right) \end{array} \]
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (*
  R
  (acos
   (fma
    (sin phi1)
    (sin phi2)
    (*
     (cos phi1)
     (*
      (cos phi2)
      (+ (* (cos lambda1) (cos lambda2)) (* (sin lambda2) (sin lambda1)))))))))
assert(lambda1 < lambda2);
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	return R * acos(fma(sin(phi1), sin(phi2), (cos(phi1) * (cos(phi2) * ((cos(lambda1) * cos(lambda2)) + (sin(lambda2) * sin(lambda1)))))));
}
lambda1, lambda2 = sort([lambda1, lambda2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	return Float64(R * acos(fma(sin(phi1), sin(phi2), Float64(cos(phi1) * Float64(cos(phi2) * Float64(Float64(cos(lambda1) * cos(lambda2)) + Float64(sin(lambda2) * sin(lambda1))))))))
end
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
code[R_, lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[(N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision] * N[(N[(N[Cos[lambda1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[lambda2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Sin[lambda2], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[lambda1], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}
[lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\
\\
R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right)\right)\right)\right)
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Initial program 73.9%

    \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
  2. Step-by-step derivation
    1. fma-def73.9%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \color{blue}{\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)} \cdot R \]
    2. associate-*l*73.9%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \color{blue}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)}\right)\right) \cdot R \]
  3. Simplified73.9%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)\right) \cdot R} \]
  4. Step-by-step derivation
    1. cos-diff95.4%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
    2. +-commutative95.4%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2 + \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
  5. Applied egg-rr95.5%

    \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2 + \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)}\right)\right)\right) \cdot R \]
  6. Final simplification95.5%

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

Alternative 3: 93.7% accurate, 0.7× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\ \\ R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right)\right) \end{array} \]
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (*
  R
  (acos
   (+
    (* (sin phi1) (sin phi2))
    (*
     (* (cos phi1) (cos phi2))
     (+ (* (cos lambda1) (cos lambda2)) (* (sin lambda2) (sin lambda1))))))))
assert(lambda1 < lambda2);
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	return R * acos(((sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + ((cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * ((cos(lambda1) * cos(lambda2)) + (sin(lambda2) * sin(lambda1))))));
}
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
real(8) function code(r, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
    real(8), intent (in) :: r
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda1
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda2
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi1
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi2
    code = r * acos(((sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + ((cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * ((cos(lambda1) * cos(lambda2)) + (sin(lambda2) * sin(lambda1))))))
end function
assert lambda1 < lambda2;
public static double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	return R * Math.acos(((Math.sin(phi1) * Math.sin(phi2)) + ((Math.cos(phi1) * Math.cos(phi2)) * ((Math.cos(lambda1) * Math.cos(lambda2)) + (Math.sin(lambda2) * Math.sin(lambda1))))));
}
[lambda1, lambda2] = sort([lambda1, lambda2])
def code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2):
	return R * math.acos(((math.sin(phi1) * math.sin(phi2)) + ((math.cos(phi1) * math.cos(phi2)) * ((math.cos(lambda1) * math.cos(lambda2)) + (math.sin(lambda2) * math.sin(lambda1))))))
lambda1, lambda2 = sort([lambda1, lambda2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	return Float64(R * acos(Float64(Float64(sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + Float64(Float64(cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * Float64(Float64(cos(lambda1) * cos(lambda2)) + Float64(sin(lambda2) * sin(lambda1)))))))
end
lambda1, lambda2 = num2cell(sort([lambda1, lambda2])){:}
function tmp = code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	tmp = R * acos(((sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + ((cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * ((cos(lambda1) * cos(lambda2)) + (sin(lambda2) * sin(lambda1))))));
end
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
code[R_, lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] * N[(N[(N[Cos[lambda1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[lambda2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Sin[lambda2], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[lambda1], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}
[lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\
\\
R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right)\right)
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Initial program 73.9%

    \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
  2. Step-by-step derivation
    1. cos-diff95.4%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
    2. +-commutative95.4%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2 + \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
  3. Applied egg-rr95.4%

    \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2 + \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
  4. Final simplification95.4%

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

Alternative 4: 82.7% accurate, 0.7× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\ \\ \begin{array}{l} t_0 := \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\\ t_1 := \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\\ \mathbf{if}\;\phi_2 \leq -2.6 \cdot 10^{-22}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_1 + \log \left(1 + \mathsf{expm1}\left(t_0 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\phi_2 \leq 1.85 \cdot 10^{-5}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_1 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right), t_0, t_1\right)\right)\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (let* ((t_0 (* (cos phi1) (cos phi2))) (t_1 (* (sin phi1) (sin phi2))))
   (if (<= phi2 -2.6e-22)
     (*
      R
      (acos (+ t_1 (log (+ 1.0 (expm1 (* t_0 (cos (- lambda1 lambda2)))))))))
     (if (<= phi2 1.85e-5)
       (*
        R
        (acos
         (+
          t_1
          (*
           (cos phi1)
           (+
            (* (cos lambda1) (cos lambda2))
            (* (sin lambda2) (sin lambda1)))))))
       (* R (acos (fma (cos (- lambda2 lambda1)) t_0 t_1)))))))
assert(lambda1 < lambda2);
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double t_0 = cos(phi1) * cos(phi2);
	double t_1 = sin(phi1) * sin(phi2);
	double tmp;
	if (phi2 <= -2.6e-22) {
		tmp = R * acos((t_1 + log((1.0 + expm1((t_0 * cos((lambda1 - lambda2))))))));
	} else if (phi2 <= 1.85e-5) {
		tmp = R * acos((t_1 + (cos(phi1) * ((cos(lambda1) * cos(lambda2)) + (sin(lambda2) * sin(lambda1))))));
	} else {
		tmp = R * acos(fma(cos((lambda2 - lambda1)), t_0, t_1));
	}
	return tmp;
}
lambda1, lambda2 = sort([lambda1, lambda2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	t_0 = Float64(cos(phi1) * cos(phi2))
	t_1 = Float64(sin(phi1) * sin(phi2))
	tmp = 0.0
	if (phi2 <= -2.6e-22)
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(t_1 + log(Float64(1.0 + expm1(Float64(t_0 * cos(Float64(lambda1 - lambda2)))))))));
	elseif (phi2 <= 1.85e-5)
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(t_1 + Float64(cos(phi1) * Float64(Float64(cos(lambda1) * cos(lambda2)) + Float64(sin(lambda2) * sin(lambda1)))))));
	else
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(fma(cos(Float64(lambda2 - lambda1)), t_0, t_1)));
	end
	return tmp
end
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
code[R_, lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := Block[{t$95$0 = N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]}, Block[{t$95$1 = N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]}, If[LessEqual[phi2, -2.6e-22], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(t$95$1 + N[Log[N[(1.0 + N[(Exp[N[(t$95$0 * N[Cos[N[(lambda1 - lambda2), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]] - 1), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], If[LessEqual[phi2, 1.85e-5], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(t$95$1 + N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[(N[(N[Cos[lambda1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[lambda2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Sin[lambda2], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[lambda1], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[Cos[N[(lambda2 - lambda1), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] * t$95$0 + t$95$1), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]]]
\begin{array}{l}
[lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\
\\
\begin{array}{l}
t_0 := \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\\
t_1 := \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\\
\mathbf{if}\;\phi_2 \leq -2.6 \cdot 10^{-22}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_1 + \log \left(1 + \mathsf{expm1}\left(t_0 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)\right)\\

\mathbf{elif}\;\phi_2 \leq 1.85 \cdot 10^{-5}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_1 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right)\right)\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right), t_0, t_1\right)\right)\\


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 3 regimes
  2. if phi2 < -2.6e-22

    1. Initial program 80.5%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. log1p-expm1-u80.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\mathsf{log1p}\left(\mathsf{expm1}\left(\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
      2. log1p-udef80.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\log \left(1 + \mathsf{expm1}\left(\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
      3. *-commutative80.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \log \left(1 + \mathsf{expm1}\left(\color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right)}\right)\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Applied egg-rr80.5%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\log \left(1 + \mathsf{expm1}\left(\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right)\right)\right)}\right) \cdot R \]

    if -2.6e-22 < phi2 < 1.84999999999999991e-5

    1. Initial program 67.7%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi2 around 0 67.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Step-by-step derivation
      1. sub-neg67.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_1 + \left(-\lambda_2\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      2. +-commutative67.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      3. neg-mul-167.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_2} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      4. neg-mul-167.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_2\right)} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      5. remove-double-neg67.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \color{blue}{\left(-\left(-\lambda_1\right)\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      6. mul-1-neg67.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \left(-\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_1}\right)\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      7. distribute-neg-in67.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(-\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      8. +-commutative67.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(-\color{blue}{\left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      9. cos-neg67.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      10. +-commutative67.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      11. mul-1-neg67.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\lambda_2 + \color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      12. unsub-neg67.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Simplified67.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    5. Step-by-step derivation
      1. cos-diff42.1%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\left(\cos \lambda_2 \cdot \cos \lambda_1 + \sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
      2. *-commutative42.1%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\color{blue}{\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2} + \sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      3. *-commutative42.1%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \color{blue}{\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2}\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    6. Applied egg-rr90.9%

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

    if 1.84999999999999991e-5 < phi2

    1. Initial program 77.3%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 77.3%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\cos^{-1} \left(\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) + \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)} \cdot R \]
    3. Step-by-step derivation
      1. fma-def77.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \color{blue}{\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right), \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right)} \cdot R \]
      2. sub-neg77.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_1 + \left(-\lambda_2\right)\right)}, \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      3. +-commutative77.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \color{blue}{\left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \lambda_1\right)}, \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      4. neg-mul-177.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_2} + \lambda_1\right), \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      5. neg-mul-177.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(\color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_2\right)} + \lambda_1\right), \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      6. remove-double-neg77.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \color{blue}{\left(-\left(-\lambda_1\right)\right)}\right), \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      7. mul-1-neg77.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \left(-\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_1}\right)\right), \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      8. distribute-neg-in77.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \color{blue}{\left(-\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)\right)}, \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      9. +-commutative77.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(-\color{blue}{\left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)}\right), \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      10. fma-def77.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \color{blue}{\left(\cos \left(-\left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) + \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)} \cdot R \]
      11. fma-def77.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \color{blue}{\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(-\left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)\right), \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right)} \cdot R \]
    4. Simplified77.3%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right), \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right)} \cdot R \]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification84.3%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\phi_2 \leq -2.6 \cdot 10^{-22}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \log \left(1 + \mathsf{expm1}\left(\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\phi_2 \leq 1.85 \cdot 10^{-5}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right), \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 5: 74.9% accurate, 0.8× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\ \\ \begin{array}{l} t_0 := \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\\ t_1 := \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\\ \mathbf{if}\;\phi_2 \leq -1.35 \cdot 10^{-192}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_1 + \log \left(1 + \mathsf{expm1}\left(t_0 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\phi_2 \leq 3.3 \cdot 10^{-184}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right) + \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right), t_0, t_1\right)\right)\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (let* ((t_0 (* (cos phi1) (cos phi2))) (t_1 (* (sin phi1) (sin phi2))))
   (if (<= phi2 -1.35e-192)
     (*
      R
      (acos (+ t_1 (log (+ 1.0 (expm1 (* t_0 (cos (- lambda1 lambda2)))))))))
     (if (<= phi2 3.3e-184)
       (*
        R
        (acos
         (+
          (*
           (cos phi1)
           (+ (* (cos lambda1) (cos lambda2)) (* (sin lambda2) (sin lambda1))))
          (* phi1 (sin phi2)))))
       (* R (acos (fma (cos (- lambda2 lambda1)) t_0 t_1)))))))
assert(lambda1 < lambda2);
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double t_0 = cos(phi1) * cos(phi2);
	double t_1 = sin(phi1) * sin(phi2);
	double tmp;
	if (phi2 <= -1.35e-192) {
		tmp = R * acos((t_1 + log((1.0 + expm1((t_0 * cos((lambda1 - lambda2))))))));
	} else if (phi2 <= 3.3e-184) {
		tmp = R * acos(((cos(phi1) * ((cos(lambda1) * cos(lambda2)) + (sin(lambda2) * sin(lambda1)))) + (phi1 * sin(phi2))));
	} else {
		tmp = R * acos(fma(cos((lambda2 - lambda1)), t_0, t_1));
	}
	return tmp;
}
lambda1, lambda2 = sort([lambda1, lambda2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	t_0 = Float64(cos(phi1) * cos(phi2))
	t_1 = Float64(sin(phi1) * sin(phi2))
	tmp = 0.0
	if (phi2 <= -1.35e-192)
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(t_1 + log(Float64(1.0 + expm1(Float64(t_0 * cos(Float64(lambda1 - lambda2)))))))));
	elseif (phi2 <= 3.3e-184)
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(Float64(cos(phi1) * Float64(Float64(cos(lambda1) * cos(lambda2)) + Float64(sin(lambda2) * sin(lambda1)))) + Float64(phi1 * sin(phi2)))));
	else
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(fma(cos(Float64(lambda2 - lambda1)), t_0, t_1)));
	end
	return tmp
end
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
code[R_, lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := Block[{t$95$0 = N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]}, Block[{t$95$1 = N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]}, If[LessEqual[phi2, -1.35e-192], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(t$95$1 + N[Log[N[(1.0 + N[(Exp[N[(t$95$0 * N[Cos[N[(lambda1 - lambda2), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]] - 1), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], If[LessEqual[phi2, 3.3e-184], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[(N[(N[Cos[lambda1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[lambda2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Sin[lambda2], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[lambda1], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(phi1 * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[Cos[N[(lambda2 - lambda1), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] * t$95$0 + t$95$1), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]]]
\begin{array}{l}
[lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\
\\
\begin{array}{l}
t_0 := \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\\
t_1 := \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\\
\mathbf{if}\;\phi_2 \leq -1.35 \cdot 10^{-192}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_1 + \log \left(1 + \mathsf{expm1}\left(t_0 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)\right)\\

\mathbf{elif}\;\phi_2 \leq 3.3 \cdot 10^{-184}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right) + \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right), t_0, t_1\right)\right)\\


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 3 regimes
  2. if phi2 < -1.34999999999999996e-192

    1. Initial program 76.2%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. log1p-expm1-u76.2%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\mathsf{log1p}\left(\mathsf{expm1}\left(\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
      2. log1p-udef76.2%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\log \left(1 + \mathsf{expm1}\left(\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
      3. *-commutative76.2%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \log \left(1 + \mathsf{expm1}\left(\color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right)}\right)\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Applied egg-rr76.2%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\log \left(1 + \mathsf{expm1}\left(\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right)\right)\right)}\right) \cdot R \]

    if -1.34999999999999996e-192 < phi2 < 3.2999999999999997e-184

    1. Initial program 65.0%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi2 around 0 65.0%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Step-by-step derivation
      1. sub-neg65.0%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_1 + \left(-\lambda_2\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      2. +-commutative65.0%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      3. neg-mul-165.0%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_2} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      4. neg-mul-165.0%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_2\right)} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      5. remove-double-neg65.0%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \color{blue}{\left(-\left(-\lambda_1\right)\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      6. mul-1-neg65.0%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \left(-\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_1}\right)\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      7. distribute-neg-in65.0%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(-\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      8. +-commutative65.0%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(-\color{blue}{\left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      9. cos-neg65.0%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      10. +-commutative65.0%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      11. mul-1-neg65.0%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\lambda_2 + \color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      12. unsub-neg65.0%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Simplified65.0%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    5. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 60.5%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\color{blue}{\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2} + \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    6. Step-by-step derivation
      1. cos-diff42.9%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\left(\cos \lambda_2 \cdot \cos \lambda_1 + \sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
      2. *-commutative42.9%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\color{blue}{\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2} + \sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      3. *-commutative42.9%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \color{blue}{\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2}\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    7. Applied egg-rr83.6%

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

    if 3.2999999999999997e-184 < phi2

    1. Initial program 75.7%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 75.7%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\cos^{-1} \left(\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) + \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)} \cdot R \]
    3. Step-by-step derivation
      1. fma-def75.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \color{blue}{\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right), \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right)} \cdot R \]
      2. sub-neg75.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_1 + \left(-\lambda_2\right)\right)}, \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      3. +-commutative75.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \color{blue}{\left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \lambda_1\right)}, \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      4. neg-mul-175.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_2} + \lambda_1\right), \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      5. neg-mul-175.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(\color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_2\right)} + \lambda_1\right), \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      6. remove-double-neg75.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \color{blue}{\left(-\left(-\lambda_1\right)\right)}\right), \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      7. mul-1-neg75.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \left(-\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_1}\right)\right), \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      8. distribute-neg-in75.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \color{blue}{\left(-\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)\right)}, \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      9. +-commutative75.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(-\color{blue}{\left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)}\right), \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      10. fma-def75.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \color{blue}{\left(\cos \left(-\left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) + \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)} \cdot R \]
      11. fma-def75.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \color{blue}{\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(-\left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)\right), \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right)} \cdot R \]
    4. Simplified75.8%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right), \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right)} \cdot R \]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification77.4%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\phi_2 \leq -1.35 \cdot 10^{-192}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \log \left(1 + \mathsf{expm1}\left(\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\phi_2 \leq 3.3 \cdot 10^{-184}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right) + \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right), \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 6: 75.0% accurate, 0.9× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\ \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\phi_2 \leq -4.7 \cdot 10^{-195}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\phi_2 \leq 1.65 \cdot 10^{-184}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right) + \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right), \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right)\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= phi2 -4.7e-195)
   (*
    R
    (acos
     (fma
      (sin phi1)
      (sin phi2)
      (* (cos phi1) (* (cos phi2) (cos (- lambda1 lambda2)))))))
   (if (<= phi2 1.65e-184)
     (*
      R
      (acos
       (+
        (*
         (cos phi1)
         (+ (* (cos lambda1) (cos lambda2)) (* (sin lambda2) (sin lambda1))))
        (* phi1 (sin phi2)))))
     (*
      R
      (acos
       (fma
        (cos (- lambda2 lambda1))
        (* (cos phi1) (cos phi2))
        (* (sin phi1) (sin phi2))))))))
assert(lambda1 < lambda2);
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double tmp;
	if (phi2 <= -4.7e-195) {
		tmp = R * acos(fma(sin(phi1), sin(phi2), (cos(phi1) * (cos(phi2) * cos((lambda1 - lambda2))))));
	} else if (phi2 <= 1.65e-184) {
		tmp = R * acos(((cos(phi1) * ((cos(lambda1) * cos(lambda2)) + (sin(lambda2) * sin(lambda1)))) + (phi1 * sin(phi2))));
	} else {
		tmp = R * acos(fma(cos((lambda2 - lambda1)), (cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)), (sin(phi1) * sin(phi2))));
	}
	return tmp;
}
lambda1, lambda2 = sort([lambda1, lambda2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (phi2 <= -4.7e-195)
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(fma(sin(phi1), sin(phi2), Float64(cos(phi1) * Float64(cos(phi2) * cos(Float64(lambda1 - lambda2)))))));
	elseif (phi2 <= 1.65e-184)
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(Float64(cos(phi1) * Float64(Float64(cos(lambda1) * cos(lambda2)) + Float64(sin(lambda2) * sin(lambda1)))) + Float64(phi1 * sin(phi2)))));
	else
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(fma(cos(Float64(lambda2 - lambda1)), Float64(cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)), Float64(sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)))));
	end
	return tmp
end
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
code[R_, lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := If[LessEqual[phi2, -4.7e-195], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[(N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[N[(lambda1 - lambda2), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], If[LessEqual[phi2, 1.65e-184], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[(N[(N[Cos[lambda1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[lambda2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Sin[lambda2], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[lambda1], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(phi1 * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[Cos[N[(lambda2 - lambda1), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] * N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]
\begin{array}{l}
[lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\
\\
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;\phi_2 \leq -4.7 \cdot 10^{-195}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)\right)\\

\mathbf{elif}\;\phi_2 \leq 1.65 \cdot 10^{-184}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right) + \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right), \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right)\\


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 3 regimes
  2. if phi2 < -4.7000000000000001e-195

    1. Initial program 75.7%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. fma-def75.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \color{blue}{\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)} \cdot R \]
      2. associate-*l*75.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \color{blue}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)}\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Simplified75.7%

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

    if -4.7000000000000001e-195 < phi2 < 1.6499999999999999e-184

    1. Initial program 65.2%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi2 around 0 65.2%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Step-by-step derivation
      1. sub-neg65.2%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_1 + \left(-\lambda_2\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      2. +-commutative65.2%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      3. neg-mul-165.2%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_2} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      4. neg-mul-165.2%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_2\right)} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      5. remove-double-neg65.2%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \color{blue}{\left(-\left(-\lambda_1\right)\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      6. mul-1-neg65.2%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \left(-\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_1}\right)\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      7. distribute-neg-in65.2%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(-\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      8. +-commutative65.2%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(-\color{blue}{\left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      9. cos-neg65.2%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      10. +-commutative65.2%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      11. mul-1-neg65.2%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\lambda_2 + \color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      12. unsub-neg65.2%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Simplified65.2%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    5. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 60.5%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\color{blue}{\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2} + \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    6. Step-by-step derivation
      1. cos-diff40.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\left(\cos \lambda_2 \cdot \cos \lambda_1 + \sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
      2. *-commutative40.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\color{blue}{\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2} + \sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      3. *-commutative40.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \color{blue}{\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2}\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    7. Applied egg-rr82.9%

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

    if 1.6499999999999999e-184 < phi2

    1. Initial program 76.0%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 76.0%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\cos^{-1} \left(\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) + \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)} \cdot R \]
    3. Step-by-step derivation
      1. fma-def76.0%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \color{blue}{\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right), \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right)} \cdot R \]
      2. sub-neg76.0%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_1 + \left(-\lambda_2\right)\right)}, \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      3. +-commutative76.0%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \color{blue}{\left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \lambda_1\right)}, \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      4. neg-mul-176.0%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_2} + \lambda_1\right), \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      5. neg-mul-176.0%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(\color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_2\right)} + \lambda_1\right), \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      6. remove-double-neg76.0%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \color{blue}{\left(-\left(-\lambda_1\right)\right)}\right), \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      7. mul-1-neg76.0%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \left(-\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_1}\right)\right), \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      8. distribute-neg-in76.0%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \color{blue}{\left(-\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)\right)}, \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      9. +-commutative76.0%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(-\color{blue}{\left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)}\right), \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      10. fma-def76.0%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \color{blue}{\left(\cos \left(-\left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) + \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)} \cdot R \]
      11. fma-def76.0%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \color{blue}{\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(-\left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)\right), \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right)} \cdot R \]
    4. Simplified76.0%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right), \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right)} \cdot R \]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification77.1%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\phi_2 \leq -4.7 \cdot 10^{-195}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\phi_2 \leq 1.65 \cdot 10^{-184}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right) + \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right), \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 7: 73.3% accurate, 0.9× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\ \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\lambda_2 \leq -0.18:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right) + \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right), \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right)\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= lambda2 -0.18)
   (*
    R
    (acos
     (+
      (+ (* (cos lambda1) (cos lambda2)) (* (sin lambda2) (sin lambda1)))
      (* phi1 (sin phi2)))))
   (*
    R
    (acos
     (fma
      (cos (- lambda2 lambda1))
      (* (cos phi1) (cos phi2))
      (* (sin phi1) (sin phi2)))))))
assert(lambda1 < lambda2);
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double tmp;
	if (lambda2 <= -0.18) {
		tmp = R * acos((((cos(lambda1) * cos(lambda2)) + (sin(lambda2) * sin(lambda1))) + (phi1 * sin(phi2))));
	} else {
		tmp = R * acos(fma(cos((lambda2 - lambda1)), (cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)), (sin(phi1) * sin(phi2))));
	}
	return tmp;
}
lambda1, lambda2 = sort([lambda1, lambda2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (lambda2 <= -0.18)
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(Float64(Float64(cos(lambda1) * cos(lambda2)) + Float64(sin(lambda2) * sin(lambda1))) + Float64(phi1 * sin(phi2)))));
	else
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(fma(cos(Float64(lambda2 - lambda1)), Float64(cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)), Float64(sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)))));
	end
	return tmp
end
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
code[R_, lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := If[LessEqual[lambda2, -0.18], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[(N[(N[Cos[lambda1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[lambda2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Sin[lambda2], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[lambda1], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(phi1 * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[Cos[N[(lambda2 - lambda1), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] * N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]
\begin{array}{l}
[lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\
\\
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;\lambda_2 \leq -0.18:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right) + \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right), \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right)\\


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 2 regimes
  2. if lambda2 < -0.17999999999999999

    1. Initial program 60.1%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi2 around 0 38.4%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Step-by-step derivation
      1. sub-neg38.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_1 + \left(-\lambda_2\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      2. +-commutative38.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      3. neg-mul-138.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_2} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      4. neg-mul-138.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_2\right)} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      5. remove-double-neg38.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \color{blue}{\left(-\left(-\lambda_1\right)\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      6. mul-1-neg38.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \left(-\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_1}\right)\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      7. distribute-neg-in38.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(-\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      8. +-commutative38.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(-\color{blue}{\left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      9. cos-neg38.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      10. +-commutative38.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      11. mul-1-neg38.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\lambda_2 + \color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      12. unsub-neg38.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Simplified38.4%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    5. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 23.8%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\color{blue}{\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2} + \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    6. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 17.6%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
    7. Step-by-step derivation
      1. cos-diff27.2%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\left(\cos \lambda_2 \cdot \cos \lambda_1 + \sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
      2. *-commutative27.2%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\color{blue}{\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2} + \sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      3. *-commutative27.2%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \color{blue}{\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2}\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    8. Applied egg-rr27.2%

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

    if -0.17999999999999999 < lambda2

    1. Initial program 79.3%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 79.3%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\cos^{-1} \left(\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) + \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)} \cdot R \]
    3. Step-by-step derivation
      1. fma-def79.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \color{blue}{\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right), \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right)} \cdot R \]
      2. sub-neg79.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_1 + \left(-\lambda_2\right)\right)}, \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      3. +-commutative79.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \color{blue}{\left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \lambda_1\right)}, \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      4. neg-mul-179.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_2} + \lambda_1\right), \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      5. neg-mul-179.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(\color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_2\right)} + \lambda_1\right), \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      6. remove-double-neg79.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \color{blue}{\left(-\left(-\lambda_1\right)\right)}\right), \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      7. mul-1-neg79.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \left(-\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_1}\right)\right), \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      8. distribute-neg-in79.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \color{blue}{\left(-\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)\right)}, \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      9. +-commutative79.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(-\color{blue}{\left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)}\right), \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      10. fma-def79.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \color{blue}{\left(\cos \left(-\left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) + \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)} \cdot R \]
      11. fma-def79.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \color{blue}{\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(-\left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)\right), \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right)} \cdot R \]
    4. Simplified79.4%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right), \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right)} \cdot R \]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification64.7%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\lambda_2 \leq -0.18:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right) + \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right), \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 8: 72.8% accurate, 1.0× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\ \\ \begin{array}{l} t_0 := \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\\ t_1 := \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\\ \mathbf{if}\;\lambda_2 \leq -0.0047:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right) + \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\lambda_2 \leq 1.4 \cdot 10^{-20}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_1 + t_0 \cdot \cos \lambda_1\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_1 + t_0 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (let* ((t_0 (* (cos phi1) (cos phi2))) (t_1 (* (sin phi1) (sin phi2))))
   (if (<= lambda2 -0.0047)
     (*
      R
      (acos
       (+
        (+ (* (cos lambda1) (cos lambda2)) (* (sin lambda2) (sin lambda1)))
        (* phi1 (sin phi2)))))
     (if (<= lambda2 1.4e-20)
       (* R (acos (+ t_1 (* t_0 (cos lambda1)))))
       (* R (acos (+ t_1 (* t_0 (cos lambda2)))))))))
assert(lambda1 < lambda2);
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double t_0 = cos(phi1) * cos(phi2);
	double t_1 = sin(phi1) * sin(phi2);
	double tmp;
	if (lambda2 <= -0.0047) {
		tmp = R * acos((((cos(lambda1) * cos(lambda2)) + (sin(lambda2) * sin(lambda1))) + (phi1 * sin(phi2))));
	} else if (lambda2 <= 1.4e-20) {
		tmp = R * acos((t_1 + (t_0 * cos(lambda1))));
	} else {
		tmp = R * acos((t_1 + (t_0 * cos(lambda2))));
	}
	return tmp;
}
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
real(8) function code(r, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
    real(8), intent (in) :: r
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda1
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda2
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi1
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi2
    real(8) :: t_0
    real(8) :: t_1
    real(8) :: tmp
    t_0 = cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)
    t_1 = sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)
    if (lambda2 <= (-0.0047d0)) then
        tmp = r * acos((((cos(lambda1) * cos(lambda2)) + (sin(lambda2) * sin(lambda1))) + (phi1 * sin(phi2))))
    else if (lambda2 <= 1.4d-20) then
        tmp = r * acos((t_1 + (t_0 * cos(lambda1))))
    else
        tmp = r * acos((t_1 + (t_0 * cos(lambda2))))
    end if
    code = tmp
end function
assert lambda1 < lambda2;
public static double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double t_0 = Math.cos(phi1) * Math.cos(phi2);
	double t_1 = Math.sin(phi1) * Math.sin(phi2);
	double tmp;
	if (lambda2 <= -0.0047) {
		tmp = R * Math.acos((((Math.cos(lambda1) * Math.cos(lambda2)) + (Math.sin(lambda2) * Math.sin(lambda1))) + (phi1 * Math.sin(phi2))));
	} else if (lambda2 <= 1.4e-20) {
		tmp = R * Math.acos((t_1 + (t_0 * Math.cos(lambda1))));
	} else {
		tmp = R * Math.acos((t_1 + (t_0 * Math.cos(lambda2))));
	}
	return tmp;
}
[lambda1, lambda2] = sort([lambda1, lambda2])
def code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2):
	t_0 = math.cos(phi1) * math.cos(phi2)
	t_1 = math.sin(phi1) * math.sin(phi2)
	tmp = 0
	if lambda2 <= -0.0047:
		tmp = R * math.acos((((math.cos(lambda1) * math.cos(lambda2)) + (math.sin(lambda2) * math.sin(lambda1))) + (phi1 * math.sin(phi2))))
	elif lambda2 <= 1.4e-20:
		tmp = R * math.acos((t_1 + (t_0 * math.cos(lambda1))))
	else:
		tmp = R * math.acos((t_1 + (t_0 * math.cos(lambda2))))
	return tmp
lambda1, lambda2 = sort([lambda1, lambda2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	t_0 = Float64(cos(phi1) * cos(phi2))
	t_1 = Float64(sin(phi1) * sin(phi2))
	tmp = 0.0
	if (lambda2 <= -0.0047)
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(Float64(Float64(cos(lambda1) * cos(lambda2)) + Float64(sin(lambda2) * sin(lambda1))) + Float64(phi1 * sin(phi2)))));
	elseif (lambda2 <= 1.4e-20)
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(t_1 + Float64(t_0 * cos(lambda1)))));
	else
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(t_1 + Float64(t_0 * cos(lambda2)))));
	end
	return tmp
end
lambda1, lambda2 = num2cell(sort([lambda1, lambda2])){:}
function tmp_2 = code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	t_0 = cos(phi1) * cos(phi2);
	t_1 = sin(phi1) * sin(phi2);
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (lambda2 <= -0.0047)
		tmp = R * acos((((cos(lambda1) * cos(lambda2)) + (sin(lambda2) * sin(lambda1))) + (phi1 * sin(phi2))));
	elseif (lambda2 <= 1.4e-20)
		tmp = R * acos((t_1 + (t_0 * cos(lambda1))));
	else
		tmp = R * acos((t_1 + (t_0 * cos(lambda2))));
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
code[R_, lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := Block[{t$95$0 = N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]}, Block[{t$95$1 = N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]}, If[LessEqual[lambda2, -0.0047], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[(N[(N[Cos[lambda1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[lambda2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Sin[lambda2], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[lambda1], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(phi1 * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], If[LessEqual[lambda2, 1.4e-20], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(t$95$1 + N[(t$95$0 * N[Cos[lambda1], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(t$95$1 + N[(t$95$0 * N[Cos[lambda2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]]]
\begin{array}{l}
[lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\
\\
\begin{array}{l}
t_0 := \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\\
t_1 := \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\\
\mathbf{if}\;\lambda_2 \leq -0.0047:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right) + \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\\

\mathbf{elif}\;\lambda_2 \leq 1.4 \cdot 10^{-20}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_1 + t_0 \cdot \cos \lambda_1\right)\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_1 + t_0 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)\\


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 3 regimes
  2. if lambda2 < -0.00470000000000000018

    1. Initial program 60.1%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi2 around 0 38.4%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Step-by-step derivation
      1. sub-neg38.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_1 + \left(-\lambda_2\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      2. +-commutative38.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      3. neg-mul-138.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_2} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      4. neg-mul-138.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_2\right)} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      5. remove-double-neg38.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \color{blue}{\left(-\left(-\lambda_1\right)\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      6. mul-1-neg38.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \left(-\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_1}\right)\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      7. distribute-neg-in38.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(-\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      8. +-commutative38.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(-\color{blue}{\left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      9. cos-neg38.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      10. +-commutative38.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      11. mul-1-neg38.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\lambda_2 + \color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      12. unsub-neg38.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Simplified38.4%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    5. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 23.8%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\color{blue}{\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2} + \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    6. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 17.6%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
    7. Step-by-step derivation
      1. cos-diff27.2%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\left(\cos \lambda_2 \cdot \cos \lambda_1 + \sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
      2. *-commutative27.2%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\color{blue}{\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2} + \sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      3. *-commutative27.2%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \color{blue}{\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2}\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    8. Applied egg-rr27.2%

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

    if -0.00470000000000000018 < lambda2 < 1.4000000000000001e-20

    1. Initial program 90.2%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in lambda2 around 0 90.2%

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

    if 1.4000000000000001e-20 < lambda2

    1. Initial program 66.4%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in lambda1 around 0 64.9%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\cos \left(-\lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Step-by-step derivation
      1. cos-neg64.9%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\cos \lambda_2}\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Simplified64.9%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\cos \lambda_2}\right) \cdot R \]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification64.2%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\lambda_2 \leq -0.0047:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right) + \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\lambda_2 \leq 1.4 \cdot 10^{-20}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \lambda_1\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 9: 73.3% accurate, 1.0× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\ \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\lambda_2 \leq -0.18:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right) + \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= lambda2 -0.18)
   (*
    R
    (acos
     (+
      (+ (* (cos lambda1) (cos lambda2)) (* (sin lambda2) (sin lambda1)))
      (* phi1 (sin phi2)))))
   (*
    R
    (acos
     (+
      (* (sin phi1) (sin phi2))
      (* (* (cos phi1) (cos phi2)) (cos (- lambda1 lambda2))))))))
assert(lambda1 < lambda2);
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double tmp;
	if (lambda2 <= -0.18) {
		tmp = R * acos((((cos(lambda1) * cos(lambda2)) + (sin(lambda2) * sin(lambda1))) + (phi1 * sin(phi2))));
	} else {
		tmp = R * acos(((sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + ((cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * cos((lambda1 - lambda2)))));
	}
	return tmp;
}
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
real(8) function code(r, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
    real(8), intent (in) :: r
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda1
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda2
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi1
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi2
    real(8) :: tmp
    if (lambda2 <= (-0.18d0)) then
        tmp = r * acos((((cos(lambda1) * cos(lambda2)) + (sin(lambda2) * sin(lambda1))) + (phi1 * sin(phi2))))
    else
        tmp = r * acos(((sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + ((cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * cos((lambda1 - lambda2)))))
    end if
    code = tmp
end function
assert lambda1 < lambda2;
public static double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double tmp;
	if (lambda2 <= -0.18) {
		tmp = R * Math.acos((((Math.cos(lambda1) * Math.cos(lambda2)) + (Math.sin(lambda2) * Math.sin(lambda1))) + (phi1 * Math.sin(phi2))));
	} else {
		tmp = R * Math.acos(((Math.sin(phi1) * Math.sin(phi2)) + ((Math.cos(phi1) * Math.cos(phi2)) * Math.cos((lambda1 - lambda2)))));
	}
	return tmp;
}
[lambda1, lambda2] = sort([lambda1, lambda2])
def code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2):
	tmp = 0
	if lambda2 <= -0.18:
		tmp = R * math.acos((((math.cos(lambda1) * math.cos(lambda2)) + (math.sin(lambda2) * math.sin(lambda1))) + (phi1 * math.sin(phi2))))
	else:
		tmp = R * math.acos(((math.sin(phi1) * math.sin(phi2)) + ((math.cos(phi1) * math.cos(phi2)) * math.cos((lambda1 - lambda2)))))
	return tmp
lambda1, lambda2 = sort([lambda1, lambda2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (lambda2 <= -0.18)
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(Float64(Float64(cos(lambda1) * cos(lambda2)) + Float64(sin(lambda2) * sin(lambda1))) + Float64(phi1 * sin(phi2)))));
	else
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(Float64(sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + Float64(Float64(cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * cos(Float64(lambda1 - lambda2))))));
	end
	return tmp
end
lambda1, lambda2 = num2cell(sort([lambda1, lambda2])){:}
function tmp_2 = code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (lambda2 <= -0.18)
		tmp = R * acos((((cos(lambda1) * cos(lambda2)) + (sin(lambda2) * sin(lambda1))) + (phi1 * sin(phi2))));
	else
		tmp = R * acos(((sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + ((cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * cos((lambda1 - lambda2)))));
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
code[R_, lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := If[LessEqual[lambda2, -0.18], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[(N[(N[Cos[lambda1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[lambda2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Sin[lambda2], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[lambda1], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(phi1 * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[N[(lambda1 - lambda2), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]
\begin{array}{l}
[lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\
\\
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;\lambda_2 \leq -0.18:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right) + \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \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)\\


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 2 regimes
  2. if lambda2 < -0.17999999999999999

    1. Initial program 60.1%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi2 around 0 38.4%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Step-by-step derivation
      1. sub-neg38.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_1 + \left(-\lambda_2\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      2. +-commutative38.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      3. neg-mul-138.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_2} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      4. neg-mul-138.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_2\right)} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      5. remove-double-neg38.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \color{blue}{\left(-\left(-\lambda_1\right)\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      6. mul-1-neg38.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \left(-\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_1}\right)\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      7. distribute-neg-in38.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(-\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      8. +-commutative38.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(-\color{blue}{\left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      9. cos-neg38.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      10. +-commutative38.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      11. mul-1-neg38.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\lambda_2 + \color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      12. unsub-neg38.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Simplified38.4%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    5. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 23.8%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\color{blue}{\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2} + \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    6. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 17.6%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
    7. Step-by-step derivation
      1. cos-diff27.2%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\left(\cos \lambda_2 \cdot \cos \lambda_1 + \sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
      2. *-commutative27.2%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\color{blue}{\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2} + \sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      3. *-commutative27.2%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \color{blue}{\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2}\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    8. Applied egg-rr27.2%

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

    if -0.17999999999999999 < lambda2

    1. Initial program 79.3%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification64.7%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\lambda_2 \leq -0.18:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right) + \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 10: 62.1% accurate, 1.0× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\ \\ \begin{array}{l} t_0 := \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\\ \mathbf{if}\;\lambda_2 \leq 0.045:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_0 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_1\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_0 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)\right)\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (let* ((t_0 (* (sin phi1) (sin phi2))))
   (if (<= lambda2 0.045)
     (* R (acos (+ t_0 (* (cos phi2) (* (cos phi1) (cos lambda1))))))
     (* R (acos (+ t_0 (* (cos phi2) (cos (- lambda2 lambda1)))))))))
assert(lambda1 < lambda2);
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double t_0 = sin(phi1) * sin(phi2);
	double tmp;
	if (lambda2 <= 0.045) {
		tmp = R * acos((t_0 + (cos(phi2) * (cos(phi1) * cos(lambda1)))));
	} else {
		tmp = R * acos((t_0 + (cos(phi2) * cos((lambda2 - lambda1)))));
	}
	return tmp;
}
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
real(8) function code(r, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
    real(8), intent (in) :: r
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda1
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda2
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi1
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi2
    real(8) :: t_0
    real(8) :: tmp
    t_0 = sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)
    if (lambda2 <= 0.045d0) then
        tmp = r * acos((t_0 + (cos(phi2) * (cos(phi1) * cos(lambda1)))))
    else
        tmp = r * acos((t_0 + (cos(phi2) * cos((lambda2 - lambda1)))))
    end if
    code = tmp
end function
assert lambda1 < lambda2;
public static double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double t_0 = Math.sin(phi1) * Math.sin(phi2);
	double tmp;
	if (lambda2 <= 0.045) {
		tmp = R * Math.acos((t_0 + (Math.cos(phi2) * (Math.cos(phi1) * Math.cos(lambda1)))));
	} else {
		tmp = R * Math.acos((t_0 + (Math.cos(phi2) * Math.cos((lambda2 - lambda1)))));
	}
	return tmp;
}
[lambda1, lambda2] = sort([lambda1, lambda2])
def code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2):
	t_0 = math.sin(phi1) * math.sin(phi2)
	tmp = 0
	if lambda2 <= 0.045:
		tmp = R * math.acos((t_0 + (math.cos(phi2) * (math.cos(phi1) * math.cos(lambda1)))))
	else:
		tmp = R * math.acos((t_0 + (math.cos(phi2) * math.cos((lambda2 - lambda1)))))
	return tmp
lambda1, lambda2 = sort([lambda1, lambda2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	t_0 = Float64(sin(phi1) * sin(phi2))
	tmp = 0.0
	if (lambda2 <= 0.045)
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(t_0 + Float64(cos(phi2) * Float64(cos(phi1) * cos(lambda1))))));
	else
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(t_0 + Float64(cos(phi2) * cos(Float64(lambda2 - lambda1))))));
	end
	return tmp
end
lambda1, lambda2 = num2cell(sort([lambda1, lambda2])){:}
function tmp_2 = code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	t_0 = sin(phi1) * sin(phi2);
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (lambda2 <= 0.045)
		tmp = R * acos((t_0 + (cos(phi2) * (cos(phi1) * cos(lambda1)))));
	else
		tmp = R * acos((t_0 + (cos(phi2) * cos((lambda2 - lambda1)))));
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
code[R_, lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := Block[{t$95$0 = N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]}, If[LessEqual[lambda2, 0.045], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(t$95$0 + N[(N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision] * N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[lambda1], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(t$95$0 + N[(N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[N[(lambda2 - lambda1), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]
\begin{array}{l}
[lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\
\\
\begin{array}{l}
t_0 := \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\\
\mathbf{if}\;\lambda_2 \leq 0.045:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_0 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_1\right)\right)\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_0 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)\right)\\


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 2 regimes
  2. if lambda2 < 0.044999999999999998

    1. Initial program 78.2%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in lambda2 around 0 61.4%

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

    if 0.044999999999999998 < lambda2

    1. Initial program 63.3%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 42.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Step-by-step derivation
      1. sub-neg42.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_1 + \left(-\lambda_2\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot R \]
      2. +-commutative42.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot R \]
      3. neg-mul-142.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_2} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot R \]
      4. neg-mul-142.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_2\right)} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot R \]
      5. remove-double-neg42.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \color{blue}{\left(-\left(-\lambda_1\right)\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot R \]
      6. mul-1-neg42.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \left(-\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_1}\right)\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot R \]
      7. distribute-neg-in42.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(-\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot R \]
      8. +-commutative42.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(-\color{blue}{\left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot R \]
      9. cos-neg42.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot R \]
      10. +-commutative42.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot R \]
      11. mul-1-neg42.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\lambda_2 + \color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot R \]
      12. unsub-neg42.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Simplified42.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}\right) \cdot R \]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification56.0%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\lambda_2 \leq 0.045:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_1\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 11: 62.1% accurate, 1.0× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\ \\ \begin{array}{l} t_0 := \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\\ \mathbf{if}\;\lambda_2 \leq 0.045:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_0 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \lambda_1\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_0 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)\right)\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (let* ((t_0 (* (sin phi1) (sin phi2))))
   (if (<= lambda2 0.045)
     (* R (acos (+ t_0 (* (* (cos phi1) (cos phi2)) (cos lambda1)))))
     (* R (acos (+ t_0 (* (cos phi2) (cos (- lambda2 lambda1)))))))))
assert(lambda1 < lambda2);
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double t_0 = sin(phi1) * sin(phi2);
	double tmp;
	if (lambda2 <= 0.045) {
		tmp = R * acos((t_0 + ((cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * cos(lambda1))));
	} else {
		tmp = R * acos((t_0 + (cos(phi2) * cos((lambda2 - lambda1)))));
	}
	return tmp;
}
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
real(8) function code(r, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
    real(8), intent (in) :: r
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda1
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda2
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi1
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi2
    real(8) :: t_0
    real(8) :: tmp
    t_0 = sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)
    if (lambda2 <= 0.045d0) then
        tmp = r * acos((t_0 + ((cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * cos(lambda1))))
    else
        tmp = r * acos((t_0 + (cos(phi2) * cos((lambda2 - lambda1)))))
    end if
    code = tmp
end function
assert lambda1 < lambda2;
public static double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double t_0 = Math.sin(phi1) * Math.sin(phi2);
	double tmp;
	if (lambda2 <= 0.045) {
		tmp = R * Math.acos((t_0 + ((Math.cos(phi1) * Math.cos(phi2)) * Math.cos(lambda1))));
	} else {
		tmp = R * Math.acos((t_0 + (Math.cos(phi2) * Math.cos((lambda2 - lambda1)))));
	}
	return tmp;
}
[lambda1, lambda2] = sort([lambda1, lambda2])
def code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2):
	t_0 = math.sin(phi1) * math.sin(phi2)
	tmp = 0
	if lambda2 <= 0.045:
		tmp = R * math.acos((t_0 + ((math.cos(phi1) * math.cos(phi2)) * math.cos(lambda1))))
	else:
		tmp = R * math.acos((t_0 + (math.cos(phi2) * math.cos((lambda2 - lambda1)))))
	return tmp
lambda1, lambda2 = sort([lambda1, lambda2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	t_0 = Float64(sin(phi1) * sin(phi2))
	tmp = 0.0
	if (lambda2 <= 0.045)
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(t_0 + Float64(Float64(cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * cos(lambda1)))));
	else
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(t_0 + Float64(cos(phi2) * cos(Float64(lambda2 - lambda1))))));
	end
	return tmp
end
lambda1, lambda2 = num2cell(sort([lambda1, lambda2])){:}
function tmp_2 = code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	t_0 = sin(phi1) * sin(phi2);
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (lambda2 <= 0.045)
		tmp = R * acos((t_0 + ((cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * cos(lambda1))));
	else
		tmp = R * acos((t_0 + (cos(phi2) * cos((lambda2 - lambda1)))));
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
code[R_, lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := Block[{t$95$0 = N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]}, If[LessEqual[lambda2, 0.045], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(t$95$0 + N[(N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[lambda1], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(t$95$0 + N[(N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[N[(lambda2 - lambda1), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]
\begin{array}{l}
[lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\
\\
\begin{array}{l}
t_0 := \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\\
\mathbf{if}\;\lambda_2 \leq 0.045:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_0 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \lambda_1\right)\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_0 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)\right)\\


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 2 regimes
  2. if lambda2 < 0.044999999999999998

    1. Initial program 78.2%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in lambda2 around 0 61.4%

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

    if 0.044999999999999998 < lambda2

    1. Initial program 63.3%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 42.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Step-by-step derivation
      1. sub-neg42.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_1 + \left(-\lambda_2\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot R \]
      2. +-commutative42.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot R \]
      3. neg-mul-142.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_2} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot R \]
      4. neg-mul-142.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_2\right)} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot R \]
      5. remove-double-neg42.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \color{blue}{\left(-\left(-\lambda_1\right)\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot R \]
      6. mul-1-neg42.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \left(-\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_1}\right)\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot R \]
      7. distribute-neg-in42.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(-\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot R \]
      8. +-commutative42.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(-\color{blue}{\left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot R \]
      9. cos-neg42.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot R \]
      10. +-commutative42.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot R \]
      11. mul-1-neg42.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\lambda_2 + \color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot R \]
      12. unsub-neg42.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Simplified42.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}\right) \cdot R \]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification56.0%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\lambda_2 \leq 0.045:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \lambda_1\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 12: 72.2% accurate, 1.0× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\ \\ \begin{array}{l} t_0 := \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\\ t_1 := \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\\ \mathbf{if}\;\lambda_2 \leq 1.4 \cdot 10^{-20}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_1 + t_0 \cdot \cos \lambda_1\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_1 + t_0 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (let* ((t_0 (* (cos phi1) (cos phi2))) (t_1 (* (sin phi1) (sin phi2))))
   (if (<= lambda2 1.4e-20)
     (* R (acos (+ t_1 (* t_0 (cos lambda1)))))
     (* R (acos (+ t_1 (* t_0 (cos lambda2))))))))
assert(lambda1 < lambda2);
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double t_0 = cos(phi1) * cos(phi2);
	double t_1 = sin(phi1) * sin(phi2);
	double tmp;
	if (lambda2 <= 1.4e-20) {
		tmp = R * acos((t_1 + (t_0 * cos(lambda1))));
	} else {
		tmp = R * acos((t_1 + (t_0 * cos(lambda2))));
	}
	return tmp;
}
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
real(8) function code(r, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
    real(8), intent (in) :: r
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda1
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda2
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi1
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi2
    real(8) :: t_0
    real(8) :: t_1
    real(8) :: tmp
    t_0 = cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)
    t_1 = sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)
    if (lambda2 <= 1.4d-20) then
        tmp = r * acos((t_1 + (t_0 * cos(lambda1))))
    else
        tmp = r * acos((t_1 + (t_0 * cos(lambda2))))
    end if
    code = tmp
end function
assert lambda1 < lambda2;
public static double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double t_0 = Math.cos(phi1) * Math.cos(phi2);
	double t_1 = Math.sin(phi1) * Math.sin(phi2);
	double tmp;
	if (lambda2 <= 1.4e-20) {
		tmp = R * Math.acos((t_1 + (t_0 * Math.cos(lambda1))));
	} else {
		tmp = R * Math.acos((t_1 + (t_0 * Math.cos(lambda2))));
	}
	return tmp;
}
[lambda1, lambda2] = sort([lambda1, lambda2])
def code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2):
	t_0 = math.cos(phi1) * math.cos(phi2)
	t_1 = math.sin(phi1) * math.sin(phi2)
	tmp = 0
	if lambda2 <= 1.4e-20:
		tmp = R * math.acos((t_1 + (t_0 * math.cos(lambda1))))
	else:
		tmp = R * math.acos((t_1 + (t_0 * math.cos(lambda2))))
	return tmp
lambda1, lambda2 = sort([lambda1, lambda2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	t_0 = Float64(cos(phi1) * cos(phi2))
	t_1 = Float64(sin(phi1) * sin(phi2))
	tmp = 0.0
	if (lambda2 <= 1.4e-20)
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(t_1 + Float64(t_0 * cos(lambda1)))));
	else
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(t_1 + Float64(t_0 * cos(lambda2)))));
	end
	return tmp
end
lambda1, lambda2 = num2cell(sort([lambda1, lambda2])){:}
function tmp_2 = code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	t_0 = cos(phi1) * cos(phi2);
	t_1 = sin(phi1) * sin(phi2);
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (lambda2 <= 1.4e-20)
		tmp = R * acos((t_1 + (t_0 * cos(lambda1))));
	else
		tmp = R * acos((t_1 + (t_0 * cos(lambda2))));
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
code[R_, lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := Block[{t$95$0 = N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]}, Block[{t$95$1 = N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]}, If[LessEqual[lambda2, 1.4e-20], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(t$95$1 + N[(t$95$0 * N[Cos[lambda1], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(t$95$1 + N[(t$95$0 * N[Cos[lambda2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]]
\begin{array}{l}
[lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\
\\
\begin{array}{l}
t_0 := \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\\
t_1 := \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\\
\mathbf{if}\;\lambda_2 \leq 1.4 \cdot 10^{-20}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_1 + t_0 \cdot \cos \lambda_1\right)\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_1 + t_0 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)\\


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 2 regimes
  2. if lambda2 < 1.4000000000000001e-20

    1. Initial program 77.6%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in lambda2 around 0 60.9%

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

    if 1.4000000000000001e-20 < lambda2

    1. Initial program 66.4%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in lambda1 around 0 64.9%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\cos \left(-\lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Step-by-step derivation
      1. cos-neg64.9%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\cos \lambda_2}\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Simplified64.9%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\cos \lambda_2}\right) \cdot R \]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification62.2%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\lambda_2 \leq 1.4 \cdot 10^{-20}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \lambda_1\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 13: 49.9% accurate, 1.2× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\ \\ \begin{array}{l} t_0 := \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)\\ \mathbf{if}\;\phi_2 \leq 4.3 \cdot 10^{-5}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\frac{\cos \left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right) - \cos \left(\phi_1 + \phi_2\right)}{2} + \cos \phi_1 \cdot t_0\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot t_0\right)\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (let* ((t_0 (cos (- lambda2 lambda1))))
   (if (<= phi2 4.3e-5)
     (*
      R
      (acos
       (+
        (/ (- (cos (- phi1 phi2)) (cos (+ phi1 phi2))) 2.0)
        (* (cos phi1) t_0))))
     (* R (acos (+ (* (sin phi1) (sin phi2)) (* (cos phi2) t_0)))))))
assert(lambda1 < lambda2);
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double t_0 = cos((lambda2 - lambda1));
	double tmp;
	if (phi2 <= 4.3e-5) {
		tmp = R * acos((((cos((phi1 - phi2)) - cos((phi1 + phi2))) / 2.0) + (cos(phi1) * t_0)));
	} else {
		tmp = R * acos(((sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + (cos(phi2) * t_0)));
	}
	return tmp;
}
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
real(8) function code(r, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
    real(8), intent (in) :: r
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda1
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda2
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi1
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi2
    real(8) :: t_0
    real(8) :: tmp
    t_0 = cos((lambda2 - lambda1))
    if (phi2 <= 4.3d-5) then
        tmp = r * acos((((cos((phi1 - phi2)) - cos((phi1 + phi2))) / 2.0d0) + (cos(phi1) * t_0)))
    else
        tmp = r * acos(((sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + (cos(phi2) * t_0)))
    end if
    code = tmp
end function
assert lambda1 < lambda2;
public static double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double t_0 = Math.cos((lambda2 - lambda1));
	double tmp;
	if (phi2 <= 4.3e-5) {
		tmp = R * Math.acos((((Math.cos((phi1 - phi2)) - Math.cos((phi1 + phi2))) / 2.0) + (Math.cos(phi1) * t_0)));
	} else {
		tmp = R * Math.acos(((Math.sin(phi1) * Math.sin(phi2)) + (Math.cos(phi2) * t_0)));
	}
	return tmp;
}
[lambda1, lambda2] = sort([lambda1, lambda2])
def code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2):
	t_0 = math.cos((lambda2 - lambda1))
	tmp = 0
	if phi2 <= 4.3e-5:
		tmp = R * math.acos((((math.cos((phi1 - phi2)) - math.cos((phi1 + phi2))) / 2.0) + (math.cos(phi1) * t_0)))
	else:
		tmp = R * math.acos(((math.sin(phi1) * math.sin(phi2)) + (math.cos(phi2) * t_0)))
	return tmp
lambda1, lambda2 = sort([lambda1, lambda2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	t_0 = cos(Float64(lambda2 - lambda1))
	tmp = 0.0
	if (phi2 <= 4.3e-5)
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(Float64(Float64(cos(Float64(phi1 - phi2)) - cos(Float64(phi1 + phi2))) / 2.0) + Float64(cos(phi1) * t_0))));
	else
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(Float64(sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + Float64(cos(phi2) * t_0))));
	end
	return tmp
end
lambda1, lambda2 = num2cell(sort([lambda1, lambda2])){:}
function tmp_2 = code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	t_0 = cos((lambda2 - lambda1));
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (phi2 <= 4.3e-5)
		tmp = R * acos((((cos((phi1 - phi2)) - cos((phi1 + phi2))) / 2.0) + (cos(phi1) * t_0)));
	else
		tmp = R * acos(((sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + (cos(phi2) * t_0)));
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
code[R_, lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := Block[{t$95$0 = N[Cos[N[(lambda2 - lambda1), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]}, If[LessEqual[phi2, 4.3e-5], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[(N[(N[Cos[N[(phi1 - phi2), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] - N[Cos[N[(phi1 + phi2), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] / 2.0), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * t$95$0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision] * t$95$0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]
\begin{array}{l}
[lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\
\\
\begin{array}{l}
t_0 := \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)\\
\mathbf{if}\;\phi_2 \leq 4.3 \cdot 10^{-5}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\frac{\cos \left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right) - \cos \left(\phi_1 + \phi_2\right)}{2} + \cos \phi_1 \cdot t_0\right)\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot t_0\right)\\


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 2 regimes
  2. if phi2 < 4.3000000000000002e-5

    1. Initial program 72.7%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi2 around 0 49.8%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Step-by-step derivation
      1. sub-neg49.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_1 + \left(-\lambda_2\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      2. +-commutative49.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      3. neg-mul-149.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_2} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      4. neg-mul-149.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_2\right)} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      5. remove-double-neg49.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \color{blue}{\left(-\left(-\lambda_1\right)\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      6. mul-1-neg49.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \left(-\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_1}\right)\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      7. distribute-neg-in49.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(-\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      8. +-commutative49.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(-\color{blue}{\left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      9. cos-neg49.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      10. +-commutative49.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      11. mul-1-neg49.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\lambda_2 + \color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      12. unsub-neg49.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Simplified49.8%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    5. Step-by-step derivation
      1. sin-mult50.2%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\color{blue}{\frac{\cos \left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right) - \cos \left(\phi_1 + \phi_2\right)}{2}} + \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    6. Applied egg-rr50.2%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\color{blue}{\frac{\cos \left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right) - \cos \left(\phi_1 + \phi_2\right)}{2}} + \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    7. Step-by-step derivation
      1. +-commutative50.2%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\frac{\cos \left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right) - \cos \color{blue}{\left(\phi_2 + \phi_1\right)}}{2} + \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    8. Simplified50.2%

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

    if 4.3000000000000002e-5 < phi2

    1. Initial program 77.3%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 47.5%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Step-by-step derivation
      1. sub-neg47.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_1 + \left(-\lambda_2\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot R \]
      2. +-commutative47.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot R \]
      3. neg-mul-147.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_2} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot R \]
      4. neg-mul-147.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_2\right)} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot R \]
      5. remove-double-neg47.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \color{blue}{\left(-\left(-\lambda_1\right)\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot R \]
      6. mul-1-neg47.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \left(-\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_1}\right)\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot R \]
      7. distribute-neg-in47.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(-\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot R \]
      8. +-commutative47.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(-\color{blue}{\left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot R \]
      9. cos-neg47.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot R \]
      10. +-commutative47.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot R \]
      11. mul-1-neg47.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\lambda_2 + \color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot R \]
      12. unsub-neg47.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Simplified47.5%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}\right) \cdot R \]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification49.5%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\phi_2 \leq 4.3 \cdot 10^{-5}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\frac{\cos \left(\phi_1 - \phi_2\right) - \cos \left(\phi_1 + \phi_2\right)}{2} + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 14: 53.8% accurate, 1.2× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\ \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\phi_2 \leq -0.0004 \lor \neg \left(\phi_2 \leq 1.38 \cdot 10^{-5}\right):\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) + \sin \phi_1 \cdot \phi_2\right)\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (if (or (<= phi2 -0.0004) (not (<= phi2 1.38e-5)))
   (* R (acos (+ (* (sin phi1) (sin phi2)) (* (cos phi1) (cos phi2)))))
   (*
    R
    (acos (+ (* (cos phi1) (cos (- lambda2 lambda1))) (* (sin phi1) phi2))))))
assert(lambda1 < lambda2);
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double tmp;
	if ((phi2 <= -0.0004) || !(phi2 <= 1.38e-5)) {
		tmp = R * acos(((sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + (cos(phi1) * cos(phi2))));
	} else {
		tmp = R * acos(((cos(phi1) * cos((lambda2 - lambda1))) + (sin(phi1) * phi2)));
	}
	return tmp;
}
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
real(8) function code(r, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
    real(8), intent (in) :: r
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda1
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda2
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi1
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi2
    real(8) :: tmp
    if ((phi2 <= (-0.0004d0)) .or. (.not. (phi2 <= 1.38d-5))) then
        tmp = r * acos(((sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + (cos(phi1) * cos(phi2))))
    else
        tmp = r * acos(((cos(phi1) * cos((lambda2 - lambda1))) + (sin(phi1) * phi2)))
    end if
    code = tmp
end function
assert lambda1 < lambda2;
public static double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double tmp;
	if ((phi2 <= -0.0004) || !(phi2 <= 1.38e-5)) {
		tmp = R * Math.acos(((Math.sin(phi1) * Math.sin(phi2)) + (Math.cos(phi1) * Math.cos(phi2))));
	} else {
		tmp = R * Math.acos(((Math.cos(phi1) * Math.cos((lambda2 - lambda1))) + (Math.sin(phi1) * phi2)));
	}
	return tmp;
}
[lambda1, lambda2] = sort([lambda1, lambda2])
def code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2):
	tmp = 0
	if (phi2 <= -0.0004) or not (phi2 <= 1.38e-5):
		tmp = R * math.acos(((math.sin(phi1) * math.sin(phi2)) + (math.cos(phi1) * math.cos(phi2))))
	else:
		tmp = R * math.acos(((math.cos(phi1) * math.cos((lambda2 - lambda1))) + (math.sin(phi1) * phi2)))
	return tmp
lambda1, lambda2 = sort([lambda1, lambda2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	tmp = 0.0
	if ((phi2 <= -0.0004) || !(phi2 <= 1.38e-5))
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(Float64(sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + Float64(cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)))));
	else
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(Float64(cos(phi1) * cos(Float64(lambda2 - lambda1))) + Float64(sin(phi1) * phi2))));
	end
	return tmp
end
lambda1, lambda2 = num2cell(sort([lambda1, lambda2])){:}
function tmp_2 = code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	tmp = 0.0;
	if ((phi2 <= -0.0004) || ~((phi2 <= 1.38e-5)))
		tmp = R * acos(((sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + (cos(phi1) * cos(phi2))));
	else
		tmp = R * acos(((cos(phi1) * cos((lambda2 - lambda1))) + (sin(phi1) * phi2)));
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
code[R_, lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := If[Or[LessEqual[phi2, -0.0004], N[Not[LessEqual[phi2, 1.38e-5]], $MachinePrecision]], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[N[(lambda2 - lambda1), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * phi2), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]
\begin{array}{l}
[lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\
\\
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;\phi_2 \leq -0.0004 \lor \neg \left(\phi_2 \leq 1.38 \cdot 10^{-5}\right):\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right)\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) + \sin \phi_1 \cdot \phi_2\right)\\


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 2 regimes
  2. if phi2 < -4.00000000000000019e-4 or 1.38e-5 < phi2

    1. Initial program 78.9%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in lambda1 around 0 55.6%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\cos \left(-\lambda_2\right) + -1 \cdot \left(\sin \left(-\lambda_2\right) \cdot \lambda_1\right)\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Step-by-step derivation
      1. mul-1-neg55.6%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\cos \left(-\lambda_2\right) + \color{blue}{\left(-\sin \left(-\lambda_2\right) \cdot \lambda_1\right)}\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      2. unsub-neg55.6%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\cos \left(-\lambda_2\right) - \sin \left(-\lambda_2\right) \cdot \lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
      3. cos-neg55.6%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\color{blue}{\cos \lambda_2} - \sin \left(-\lambda_2\right) \cdot \lambda_1\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      4. *-commutative55.6%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_2 - \color{blue}{\lambda_1 \cdot \sin \left(-\lambda_2\right)}\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      5. sin-neg55.6%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_2 - \lambda_1 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(-\sin \lambda_2\right)}\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      6. distribute-rgt-neg-out55.6%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_2 - \color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Simplified55.6%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\cos \lambda_2 - \left(-\lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
    5. Taylor expanded in lambda2 around 0 39.3%

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

    if -4.00000000000000019e-4 < phi2 < 1.38e-5

    1. Initial program 68.2%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi2 around 0 68.2%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Step-by-step derivation
      1. sub-neg68.2%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_1 + \left(-\lambda_2\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      2. +-commutative68.2%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      3. neg-mul-168.2%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_2} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      4. neg-mul-168.2%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_2\right)} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      5. remove-double-neg68.2%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \color{blue}{\left(-\left(-\lambda_1\right)\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      6. mul-1-neg68.2%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \left(-\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_1}\right)\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      7. distribute-neg-in68.2%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(-\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      8. +-commutative68.2%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(-\color{blue}{\left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      9. cos-neg68.2%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      10. +-commutative68.2%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      11. mul-1-neg68.2%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\lambda_2 + \color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      12. unsub-neg68.2%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Simplified68.2%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    5. Taylor expanded in phi2 around 0 68.2%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\color{blue}{\sin \phi_1 \cdot \phi_2} + \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification52.7%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\phi_2 \leq -0.0004 \lor \neg \left(\phi_2 \leq 1.38 \cdot 10^{-5}\right):\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) + \sin \phi_1 \cdot \phi_2\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 15: 48.2% accurate, 1.2× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\ \\ \begin{array}{l} t_0 := \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\\ \mathbf{if}\;\phi_2 \leq 5.3 \cdot 10^{-7}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_0 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_0 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right)\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (let* ((t_0 (* (sin phi1) (sin phi2))))
   (if (<= phi2 5.3e-7)
     (* R (acos (+ t_0 (* (cos phi1) (cos (- lambda2 lambda1))))))
     (* R (acos (+ t_0 (* (cos phi1) (cos phi2))))))))
assert(lambda1 < lambda2);
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double t_0 = sin(phi1) * sin(phi2);
	double tmp;
	if (phi2 <= 5.3e-7) {
		tmp = R * acos((t_0 + (cos(phi1) * cos((lambda2 - lambda1)))));
	} else {
		tmp = R * acos((t_0 + (cos(phi1) * cos(phi2))));
	}
	return tmp;
}
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
real(8) function code(r, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
    real(8), intent (in) :: r
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda1
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda2
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi1
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi2
    real(8) :: t_0
    real(8) :: tmp
    t_0 = sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)
    if (phi2 <= 5.3d-7) then
        tmp = r * acos((t_0 + (cos(phi1) * cos((lambda2 - lambda1)))))
    else
        tmp = r * acos((t_0 + (cos(phi1) * cos(phi2))))
    end if
    code = tmp
end function
assert lambda1 < lambda2;
public static double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double t_0 = Math.sin(phi1) * Math.sin(phi2);
	double tmp;
	if (phi2 <= 5.3e-7) {
		tmp = R * Math.acos((t_0 + (Math.cos(phi1) * Math.cos((lambda2 - lambda1)))));
	} else {
		tmp = R * Math.acos((t_0 + (Math.cos(phi1) * Math.cos(phi2))));
	}
	return tmp;
}
[lambda1, lambda2] = sort([lambda1, lambda2])
def code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2):
	t_0 = math.sin(phi1) * math.sin(phi2)
	tmp = 0
	if phi2 <= 5.3e-7:
		tmp = R * math.acos((t_0 + (math.cos(phi1) * math.cos((lambda2 - lambda1)))))
	else:
		tmp = R * math.acos((t_0 + (math.cos(phi1) * math.cos(phi2))))
	return tmp
lambda1, lambda2 = sort([lambda1, lambda2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	t_0 = Float64(sin(phi1) * sin(phi2))
	tmp = 0.0
	if (phi2 <= 5.3e-7)
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(t_0 + Float64(cos(phi1) * cos(Float64(lambda2 - lambda1))))));
	else
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(t_0 + Float64(cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)))));
	end
	return tmp
end
lambda1, lambda2 = num2cell(sort([lambda1, lambda2])){:}
function tmp_2 = code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	t_0 = sin(phi1) * sin(phi2);
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (phi2 <= 5.3e-7)
		tmp = R * acos((t_0 + (cos(phi1) * cos((lambda2 - lambda1)))));
	else
		tmp = R * acos((t_0 + (cos(phi1) * cos(phi2))));
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
code[R_, lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := Block[{t$95$0 = N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]}, If[LessEqual[phi2, 5.3e-7], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(t$95$0 + N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[N[(lambda2 - lambda1), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(t$95$0 + N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]
\begin{array}{l}
[lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\
\\
\begin{array}{l}
t_0 := \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\\
\mathbf{if}\;\phi_2 \leq 5.3 \cdot 10^{-7}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_0 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)\right)\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_0 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right)\\


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 2 regimes
  2. if phi2 < 5.3e-7

    1. Initial program 73.0%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi2 around 0 49.9%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Step-by-step derivation
      1. sub-neg49.9%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_1 + \left(-\lambda_2\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      2. +-commutative49.9%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      3. neg-mul-149.9%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_2} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      4. neg-mul-149.9%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_2\right)} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      5. remove-double-neg49.9%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \color{blue}{\left(-\left(-\lambda_1\right)\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      6. mul-1-neg49.9%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \left(-\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_1}\right)\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      7. distribute-neg-in49.9%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(-\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      8. +-commutative49.9%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(-\color{blue}{\left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      9. cos-neg49.9%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      10. +-commutative49.9%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      11. mul-1-neg49.9%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\lambda_2 + \color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      12. unsub-neg49.9%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Simplified49.9%

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

    if 5.3e-7 < phi2

    1. Initial program 76.4%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in lambda1 around 0 56.8%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\cos \left(-\lambda_2\right) + -1 \cdot \left(\sin \left(-\lambda_2\right) \cdot \lambda_1\right)\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Step-by-step derivation
      1. mul-1-neg56.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\cos \left(-\lambda_2\right) + \color{blue}{\left(-\sin \left(-\lambda_2\right) \cdot \lambda_1\right)}\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      2. unsub-neg56.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\cos \left(-\lambda_2\right) - \sin \left(-\lambda_2\right) \cdot \lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
      3. cos-neg56.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\color{blue}{\cos \lambda_2} - \sin \left(-\lambda_2\right) \cdot \lambda_1\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      4. *-commutative56.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_2 - \color{blue}{\lambda_1 \cdot \sin \left(-\lambda_2\right)}\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      5. sin-neg56.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_2 - \lambda_1 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(-\sin \lambda_2\right)}\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      6. distribute-rgt-neg-out56.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_2 - \color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Simplified56.8%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\cos \lambda_2 - \left(-\lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
    5. Taylor expanded in lambda2 around 0 43.6%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification48.3%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\phi_2 \leq 5.3 \cdot 10^{-7}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 16: 49.8% accurate, 1.2× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\ \\ \begin{array}{l} t_0 := \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)\\ t_1 := \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\\ \mathbf{if}\;\phi_2 \leq 4.6 \cdot 10^{-5}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_1 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot t_0\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_1 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot t_0\right)\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (let* ((t_0 (cos (- lambda2 lambda1))) (t_1 (* (sin phi1) (sin phi2))))
   (if (<= phi2 4.6e-5)
     (* R (acos (+ t_1 (* (cos phi1) t_0))))
     (* R (acos (+ t_1 (* (cos phi2) t_0)))))))
assert(lambda1 < lambda2);
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double t_0 = cos((lambda2 - lambda1));
	double t_1 = sin(phi1) * sin(phi2);
	double tmp;
	if (phi2 <= 4.6e-5) {
		tmp = R * acos((t_1 + (cos(phi1) * t_0)));
	} else {
		tmp = R * acos((t_1 + (cos(phi2) * t_0)));
	}
	return tmp;
}
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
real(8) function code(r, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
    real(8), intent (in) :: r
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda1
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda2
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi1
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi2
    real(8) :: t_0
    real(8) :: t_1
    real(8) :: tmp
    t_0 = cos((lambda2 - lambda1))
    t_1 = sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)
    if (phi2 <= 4.6d-5) then
        tmp = r * acos((t_1 + (cos(phi1) * t_0)))
    else
        tmp = r * acos((t_1 + (cos(phi2) * t_0)))
    end if
    code = tmp
end function
assert lambda1 < lambda2;
public static double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double t_0 = Math.cos((lambda2 - lambda1));
	double t_1 = Math.sin(phi1) * Math.sin(phi2);
	double tmp;
	if (phi2 <= 4.6e-5) {
		tmp = R * Math.acos((t_1 + (Math.cos(phi1) * t_0)));
	} else {
		tmp = R * Math.acos((t_1 + (Math.cos(phi2) * t_0)));
	}
	return tmp;
}
[lambda1, lambda2] = sort([lambda1, lambda2])
def code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2):
	t_0 = math.cos((lambda2 - lambda1))
	t_1 = math.sin(phi1) * math.sin(phi2)
	tmp = 0
	if phi2 <= 4.6e-5:
		tmp = R * math.acos((t_1 + (math.cos(phi1) * t_0)))
	else:
		tmp = R * math.acos((t_1 + (math.cos(phi2) * t_0)))
	return tmp
lambda1, lambda2 = sort([lambda1, lambda2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	t_0 = cos(Float64(lambda2 - lambda1))
	t_1 = Float64(sin(phi1) * sin(phi2))
	tmp = 0.0
	if (phi2 <= 4.6e-5)
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(t_1 + Float64(cos(phi1) * t_0))));
	else
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(t_1 + Float64(cos(phi2) * t_0))));
	end
	return tmp
end
lambda1, lambda2 = num2cell(sort([lambda1, lambda2])){:}
function tmp_2 = code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	t_0 = cos((lambda2 - lambda1));
	t_1 = sin(phi1) * sin(phi2);
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (phi2 <= 4.6e-5)
		tmp = R * acos((t_1 + (cos(phi1) * t_0)));
	else
		tmp = R * acos((t_1 + (cos(phi2) * t_0)));
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
code[R_, lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := Block[{t$95$0 = N[Cos[N[(lambda2 - lambda1), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]}, Block[{t$95$1 = N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]}, If[LessEqual[phi2, 4.6e-5], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(t$95$1 + N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * t$95$0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(t$95$1 + N[(N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision] * t$95$0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]]
\begin{array}{l}
[lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\
\\
\begin{array}{l}
t_0 := \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)\\
t_1 := \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\\
\mathbf{if}\;\phi_2 \leq 4.6 \cdot 10^{-5}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_1 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot t_0\right)\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_1 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot t_0\right)\\


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 2 regimes
  2. if phi2 < 4.6e-5

    1. Initial program 72.7%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi2 around 0 49.8%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Step-by-step derivation
      1. sub-neg49.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_1 + \left(-\lambda_2\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      2. +-commutative49.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      3. neg-mul-149.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_2} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      4. neg-mul-149.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_2\right)} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      5. remove-double-neg49.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \color{blue}{\left(-\left(-\lambda_1\right)\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      6. mul-1-neg49.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \left(-\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_1}\right)\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      7. distribute-neg-in49.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(-\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      8. +-commutative49.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(-\color{blue}{\left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      9. cos-neg49.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      10. +-commutative49.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      11. mul-1-neg49.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\lambda_2 + \color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      12. unsub-neg49.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Simplified49.8%

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

    if 4.6e-5 < phi2

    1. Initial program 77.3%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 47.5%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Step-by-step derivation
      1. sub-neg47.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_1 + \left(-\lambda_2\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot R \]
      2. +-commutative47.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot R \]
      3. neg-mul-147.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_2} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot R \]
      4. neg-mul-147.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_2\right)} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot R \]
      5. remove-double-neg47.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \color{blue}{\left(-\left(-\lambda_1\right)\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot R \]
      6. mul-1-neg47.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \left(-\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_1}\right)\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot R \]
      7. distribute-neg-in47.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(-\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot R \]
      8. +-commutative47.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(-\color{blue}{\left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot R \]
      9. cos-neg47.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot R \]
      10. +-commutative47.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot R \]
      11. mul-1-neg47.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\lambda_2 + \color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot R \]
      12. unsub-neg47.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Simplified47.5%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}\right) \cdot R \]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification49.2%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\phi_2 \leq 4.6 \cdot 10^{-5}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 17: 38.6% accurate, 1.2× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\ \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\phi_2 \leq 2.5 \cdot 10^{+34}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) + \sin \phi_1 \cdot \phi_2\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_1\right)\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= phi2 2.5e+34)
   (*
    R
    (acos (+ (* (cos phi1) (cos (- lambda2 lambda1))) (* (sin phi1) phi2))))
   (* R (acos (+ (* (sin phi1) (sin phi2)) (* (cos phi1) (cos lambda1)))))))
assert(lambda1 < lambda2);
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double tmp;
	if (phi2 <= 2.5e+34) {
		tmp = R * acos(((cos(phi1) * cos((lambda2 - lambda1))) + (sin(phi1) * phi2)));
	} else {
		tmp = R * acos(((sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + (cos(phi1) * cos(lambda1))));
	}
	return tmp;
}
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
real(8) function code(r, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
    real(8), intent (in) :: r
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda1
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda2
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi1
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi2
    real(8) :: tmp
    if (phi2 <= 2.5d+34) then
        tmp = r * acos(((cos(phi1) * cos((lambda2 - lambda1))) + (sin(phi1) * phi2)))
    else
        tmp = r * acos(((sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + (cos(phi1) * cos(lambda1))))
    end if
    code = tmp
end function
assert lambda1 < lambda2;
public static double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double tmp;
	if (phi2 <= 2.5e+34) {
		tmp = R * Math.acos(((Math.cos(phi1) * Math.cos((lambda2 - lambda1))) + (Math.sin(phi1) * phi2)));
	} else {
		tmp = R * Math.acos(((Math.sin(phi1) * Math.sin(phi2)) + (Math.cos(phi1) * Math.cos(lambda1))));
	}
	return tmp;
}
[lambda1, lambda2] = sort([lambda1, lambda2])
def code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2):
	tmp = 0
	if phi2 <= 2.5e+34:
		tmp = R * math.acos(((math.cos(phi1) * math.cos((lambda2 - lambda1))) + (math.sin(phi1) * phi2)))
	else:
		tmp = R * math.acos(((math.sin(phi1) * math.sin(phi2)) + (math.cos(phi1) * math.cos(lambda1))))
	return tmp
lambda1, lambda2 = sort([lambda1, lambda2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (phi2 <= 2.5e+34)
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(Float64(cos(phi1) * cos(Float64(lambda2 - lambda1))) + Float64(sin(phi1) * phi2))));
	else
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(Float64(sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + Float64(cos(phi1) * cos(lambda1)))));
	end
	return tmp
end
lambda1, lambda2 = num2cell(sort([lambda1, lambda2])){:}
function tmp_2 = code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (phi2 <= 2.5e+34)
		tmp = R * acos(((cos(phi1) * cos((lambda2 - lambda1))) + (sin(phi1) * phi2)));
	else
		tmp = R * acos(((sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + (cos(phi1) * cos(lambda1))));
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
code[R_, lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := If[LessEqual[phi2, 2.5e+34], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[N[(lambda2 - lambda1), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * phi2), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[lambda1], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]
\begin{array}{l}
[lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\
\\
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;\phi_2 \leq 2.5 \cdot 10^{+34}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) + \sin \phi_1 \cdot \phi_2\right)\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_1\right)\\


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 2 regimes
  2. if phi2 < 2.4999999999999999e34

    1. Initial program 72.6%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi2 around 0 48.4%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Step-by-step derivation
      1. sub-neg48.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_1 + \left(-\lambda_2\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      2. +-commutative48.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      3. neg-mul-148.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_2} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      4. neg-mul-148.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_2\right)} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      5. remove-double-neg48.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \color{blue}{\left(-\left(-\lambda_1\right)\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      6. mul-1-neg48.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \left(-\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_1}\right)\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      7. distribute-neg-in48.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(-\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      8. +-commutative48.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(-\color{blue}{\left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      9. cos-neg48.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      10. +-commutative48.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      11. mul-1-neg48.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\lambda_2 + \color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      12. unsub-neg48.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Simplified48.4%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    5. Taylor expanded in phi2 around 0 44.2%

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

    if 2.4999999999999999e34 < phi2

    1. Initial program 78.3%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi2 around 0 14.9%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Step-by-step derivation
      1. sub-neg14.9%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_1 + \left(-\lambda_2\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      2. +-commutative14.9%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      3. neg-mul-114.9%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_2} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      4. neg-mul-114.9%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_2\right)} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      5. remove-double-neg14.9%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \color{blue}{\left(-\left(-\lambda_1\right)\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      6. mul-1-neg14.9%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \left(-\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_1}\right)\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      7. distribute-neg-in14.9%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(-\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      8. +-commutative14.9%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(-\color{blue}{\left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      9. cos-neg14.9%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      10. +-commutative14.9%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      11. mul-1-neg14.9%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\lambda_2 + \color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      12. unsub-neg14.9%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Simplified14.9%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    5. Taylor expanded in lambda2 around 0 12.5%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(-\lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    6. Step-by-step derivation
      1. cos-neg5.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \lambda_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    7. Simplified12.5%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \lambda_1} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification36.9%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\phi_2 \leq 2.5 \cdot 10^{+34}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) + \sin \phi_1 \cdot \phi_2\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_1\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 18: 42.5% accurate, 1.2× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\ \\ \begin{array}{l} t_0 := \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\\ \mathbf{if}\;\lambda_1 \leq -0.00019:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_0 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_1\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_0 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (let* ((t_0 (* (sin phi1) (sin phi2))))
   (if (<= lambda1 -0.00019)
     (* R (acos (+ t_0 (* (cos phi1) (cos lambda1)))))
     (* R (acos (+ t_0 (* (cos phi1) (cos lambda2))))))))
assert(lambda1 < lambda2);
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double t_0 = sin(phi1) * sin(phi2);
	double tmp;
	if (lambda1 <= -0.00019) {
		tmp = R * acos((t_0 + (cos(phi1) * cos(lambda1))));
	} else {
		tmp = R * acos((t_0 + (cos(phi1) * cos(lambda2))));
	}
	return tmp;
}
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
real(8) function code(r, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
    real(8), intent (in) :: r
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda1
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda2
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi1
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi2
    real(8) :: t_0
    real(8) :: tmp
    t_0 = sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)
    if (lambda1 <= (-0.00019d0)) then
        tmp = r * acos((t_0 + (cos(phi1) * cos(lambda1))))
    else
        tmp = r * acos((t_0 + (cos(phi1) * cos(lambda2))))
    end if
    code = tmp
end function
assert lambda1 < lambda2;
public static double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double t_0 = Math.sin(phi1) * Math.sin(phi2);
	double tmp;
	if (lambda1 <= -0.00019) {
		tmp = R * Math.acos((t_0 + (Math.cos(phi1) * Math.cos(lambda1))));
	} else {
		tmp = R * Math.acos((t_0 + (Math.cos(phi1) * Math.cos(lambda2))));
	}
	return tmp;
}
[lambda1, lambda2] = sort([lambda1, lambda2])
def code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2):
	t_0 = math.sin(phi1) * math.sin(phi2)
	tmp = 0
	if lambda1 <= -0.00019:
		tmp = R * math.acos((t_0 + (math.cos(phi1) * math.cos(lambda1))))
	else:
		tmp = R * math.acos((t_0 + (math.cos(phi1) * math.cos(lambda2))))
	return tmp
lambda1, lambda2 = sort([lambda1, lambda2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	t_0 = Float64(sin(phi1) * sin(phi2))
	tmp = 0.0
	if (lambda1 <= -0.00019)
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(t_0 + Float64(cos(phi1) * cos(lambda1)))));
	else
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(t_0 + Float64(cos(phi1) * cos(lambda2)))));
	end
	return tmp
end
lambda1, lambda2 = num2cell(sort([lambda1, lambda2])){:}
function tmp_2 = code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	t_0 = sin(phi1) * sin(phi2);
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (lambda1 <= -0.00019)
		tmp = R * acos((t_0 + (cos(phi1) * cos(lambda1))));
	else
		tmp = R * acos((t_0 + (cos(phi1) * cos(lambda2))));
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
code[R_, lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := Block[{t$95$0 = N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]}, If[LessEqual[lambda1, -0.00019], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(t$95$0 + N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[lambda1], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(t$95$0 + N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[lambda2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]
\begin{array}{l}
[lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\
\\
\begin{array}{l}
t_0 := \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\\
\mathbf{if}\;\lambda_1 \leq -0.00019:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_0 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_1\right)\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_0 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)\\


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 2 regimes
  2. if lambda1 < -1.9000000000000001e-4

    1. Initial program 59.1%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi2 around 0 37.6%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Step-by-step derivation
      1. sub-neg37.6%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_1 + \left(-\lambda_2\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      2. +-commutative37.6%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      3. neg-mul-137.6%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_2} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      4. neg-mul-137.6%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_2\right)} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      5. remove-double-neg37.6%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \color{blue}{\left(-\left(-\lambda_1\right)\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      6. mul-1-neg37.6%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \left(-\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_1}\right)\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      7. distribute-neg-in37.6%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(-\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      8. +-commutative37.6%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(-\color{blue}{\left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      9. cos-neg37.6%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      10. +-commutative37.6%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      11. mul-1-neg37.6%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\lambda_2 + \color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      12. unsub-neg37.6%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Simplified37.6%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    5. Taylor expanded in lambda2 around 0 37.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(-\lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    6. Step-by-step derivation
      1. cos-neg21.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \lambda_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    7. Simplified37.7%

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

    if -1.9000000000000001e-4 < lambda1

    1. Initial program 78.9%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi2 around 0 41.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Step-by-step derivation
      1. sub-neg41.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_1 + \left(-\lambda_2\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      2. +-commutative41.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      3. neg-mul-141.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_2} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      4. neg-mul-141.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_2\right)} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      5. remove-double-neg41.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \color{blue}{\left(-\left(-\lambda_1\right)\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      6. mul-1-neg41.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \left(-\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_1}\right)\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      7. distribute-neg-in41.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(-\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      8. +-commutative41.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(-\color{blue}{\left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      9. cos-neg41.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      10. +-commutative41.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      11. mul-1-neg41.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\lambda_2 + \color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      12. unsub-neg41.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Simplified41.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    5. Taylor expanded in lambda1 around 0 37.3%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \lambda_2} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification37.4%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\lambda_1 \leq -0.00019:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_1\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 19: 37.0% accurate, 1.5× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\ \\ \begin{array}{l} t_0 := \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)\\ \mathbf{if}\;\phi_2 \leq 1.75 \cdot 10^{+53}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot t_0 + \sin \phi_1 \cdot \phi_2\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + t_0 \cdot \left(1 + \phi_1 \cdot \left(\phi_1 \cdot -0.5\right)\right)\right)\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (let* ((t_0 (cos (- lambda2 lambda1))))
   (if (<= phi2 1.75e+53)
     (* R (acos (+ (* (cos phi1) t_0) (* (sin phi1) phi2))))
     (*
      R
      (acos (+ (* phi1 (sin phi2)) (* t_0 (+ 1.0 (* phi1 (* phi1 -0.5))))))))))
assert(lambda1 < lambda2);
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double t_0 = cos((lambda2 - lambda1));
	double tmp;
	if (phi2 <= 1.75e+53) {
		tmp = R * acos(((cos(phi1) * t_0) + (sin(phi1) * phi2)));
	} else {
		tmp = R * acos(((phi1 * sin(phi2)) + (t_0 * (1.0 + (phi1 * (phi1 * -0.5))))));
	}
	return tmp;
}
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
real(8) function code(r, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
    real(8), intent (in) :: r
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda1
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda2
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi1
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi2
    real(8) :: t_0
    real(8) :: tmp
    t_0 = cos((lambda2 - lambda1))
    if (phi2 <= 1.75d+53) then
        tmp = r * acos(((cos(phi1) * t_0) + (sin(phi1) * phi2)))
    else
        tmp = r * acos(((phi1 * sin(phi2)) + (t_0 * (1.0d0 + (phi1 * (phi1 * (-0.5d0)))))))
    end if
    code = tmp
end function
assert lambda1 < lambda2;
public static double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double t_0 = Math.cos((lambda2 - lambda1));
	double tmp;
	if (phi2 <= 1.75e+53) {
		tmp = R * Math.acos(((Math.cos(phi1) * t_0) + (Math.sin(phi1) * phi2)));
	} else {
		tmp = R * Math.acos(((phi1 * Math.sin(phi2)) + (t_0 * (1.0 + (phi1 * (phi1 * -0.5))))));
	}
	return tmp;
}
[lambda1, lambda2] = sort([lambda1, lambda2])
def code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2):
	t_0 = math.cos((lambda2 - lambda1))
	tmp = 0
	if phi2 <= 1.75e+53:
		tmp = R * math.acos(((math.cos(phi1) * t_0) + (math.sin(phi1) * phi2)))
	else:
		tmp = R * math.acos(((phi1 * math.sin(phi2)) + (t_0 * (1.0 + (phi1 * (phi1 * -0.5))))))
	return tmp
lambda1, lambda2 = sort([lambda1, lambda2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	t_0 = cos(Float64(lambda2 - lambda1))
	tmp = 0.0
	if (phi2 <= 1.75e+53)
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(Float64(cos(phi1) * t_0) + Float64(sin(phi1) * phi2))));
	else
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(Float64(phi1 * sin(phi2)) + Float64(t_0 * Float64(1.0 + Float64(phi1 * Float64(phi1 * -0.5)))))));
	end
	return tmp
end
lambda1, lambda2 = num2cell(sort([lambda1, lambda2])){:}
function tmp_2 = code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	t_0 = cos((lambda2 - lambda1));
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (phi2 <= 1.75e+53)
		tmp = R * acos(((cos(phi1) * t_0) + (sin(phi1) * phi2)));
	else
		tmp = R * acos(((phi1 * sin(phi2)) + (t_0 * (1.0 + (phi1 * (phi1 * -0.5))))));
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
code[R_, lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := Block[{t$95$0 = N[Cos[N[(lambda2 - lambda1), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]}, If[LessEqual[phi2, 1.75e+53], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * t$95$0), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * phi2), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[(phi1 * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(t$95$0 * N[(1.0 + N[(phi1 * N[(phi1 * -0.5), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]
\begin{array}{l}
[lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\
\\
\begin{array}{l}
t_0 := \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)\\
\mathbf{if}\;\phi_2 \leq 1.75 \cdot 10^{+53}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot t_0 + \sin \phi_1 \cdot \phi_2\right)\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + t_0 \cdot \left(1 + \phi_1 \cdot \left(\phi_1 \cdot -0.5\right)\right)\right)\\


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 2 regimes
  2. if phi2 < 1.75000000000000009e53

    1. Initial program 72.9%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi2 around 0 47.4%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Step-by-step derivation
      1. sub-neg47.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_1 + \left(-\lambda_2\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      2. +-commutative47.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      3. neg-mul-147.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_2} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      4. neg-mul-147.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_2\right)} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      5. remove-double-neg47.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \color{blue}{\left(-\left(-\lambda_1\right)\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      6. mul-1-neg47.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \left(-\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_1}\right)\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      7. distribute-neg-in47.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(-\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      8. +-commutative47.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(-\color{blue}{\left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      9. cos-neg47.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      10. +-commutative47.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      11. mul-1-neg47.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\lambda_2 + \color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      12. unsub-neg47.4%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Simplified47.4%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    5. Taylor expanded in phi2 around 0 43.2%

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

    if 1.75000000000000009e53 < phi2

    1. Initial program 77.7%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi2 around 0 15.3%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Step-by-step derivation
      1. sub-neg15.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_1 + \left(-\lambda_2\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      2. +-commutative15.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      3. neg-mul-115.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_2} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      4. neg-mul-115.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_2\right)} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      5. remove-double-neg15.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \color{blue}{\left(-\left(-\lambda_1\right)\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      6. mul-1-neg15.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \left(-\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_1}\right)\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      7. distribute-neg-in15.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(-\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      8. +-commutative15.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(-\color{blue}{\left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      9. cos-neg15.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      10. +-commutative15.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      11. mul-1-neg15.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\lambda_2 + \color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      12. unsub-neg15.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Simplified15.3%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    5. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 7.3%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\color{blue}{\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2} + \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    6. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 7.3%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\left(-0.5 \cdot \left({\phi_1}^{2} \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)\right) + \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
    7. Step-by-step derivation
      1. +-commutative7.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\left(\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) + -0.5 \cdot \left({\phi_1}^{2} \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)\right)\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
      2. *-lft-identity7.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\color{blue}{1 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)} + -0.5 \cdot \left({\phi_1}^{2} \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)\right)\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      3. associate-*r*7.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(1 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) + \color{blue}{\left(-0.5 \cdot {\phi_1}^{2}\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)}\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      4. distribute-rgt-out7.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \left(1 + -0.5 \cdot {\phi_1}^{2}\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
      5. unpow27.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \left(1 + -0.5 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\phi_1 \cdot \phi_1\right)}\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      6. associate-*r*7.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \left(1 + \color{blue}{\left(-0.5 \cdot \phi_1\right) \cdot \phi_1}\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    8. Simplified7.3%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \left(1 + \left(-0.5 \cdot \phi_1\right) \cdot \phi_1\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification35.6%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\phi_2 \leq 1.75 \cdot 10^{+53}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) + \sin \phi_1 \cdot \phi_2\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \left(1 + \phi_1 \cdot \left(\phi_1 \cdot -0.5\right)\right)\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 20: 25.4% accurate, 1.5× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\ \\ \begin{array}{l} t_0 := \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\\ \mathbf{if}\;\lambda_2 \leq 1.95 \cdot 10^{-13}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_0 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_1\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \lambda_2 + t_0\right)\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (let* ((t_0 (* phi1 (sin phi2))))
   (if (<= lambda2 1.95e-13)
     (* R (acos (+ t_0 (* (cos phi1) (cos lambda1)))))
     (* R (acos (+ (cos lambda2) t_0))))))
assert(lambda1 < lambda2);
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double t_0 = phi1 * sin(phi2);
	double tmp;
	if (lambda2 <= 1.95e-13) {
		tmp = R * acos((t_0 + (cos(phi1) * cos(lambda1))));
	} else {
		tmp = R * acos((cos(lambda2) + t_0));
	}
	return tmp;
}
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
real(8) function code(r, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
    real(8), intent (in) :: r
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda1
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda2
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi1
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi2
    real(8) :: t_0
    real(8) :: tmp
    t_0 = phi1 * sin(phi2)
    if (lambda2 <= 1.95d-13) then
        tmp = r * acos((t_0 + (cos(phi1) * cos(lambda1))))
    else
        tmp = r * acos((cos(lambda2) + t_0))
    end if
    code = tmp
end function
assert lambda1 < lambda2;
public static double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double t_0 = phi1 * Math.sin(phi2);
	double tmp;
	if (lambda2 <= 1.95e-13) {
		tmp = R * Math.acos((t_0 + (Math.cos(phi1) * Math.cos(lambda1))));
	} else {
		tmp = R * Math.acos((Math.cos(lambda2) + t_0));
	}
	return tmp;
}
[lambda1, lambda2] = sort([lambda1, lambda2])
def code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2):
	t_0 = phi1 * math.sin(phi2)
	tmp = 0
	if lambda2 <= 1.95e-13:
		tmp = R * math.acos((t_0 + (math.cos(phi1) * math.cos(lambda1))))
	else:
		tmp = R * math.acos((math.cos(lambda2) + t_0))
	return tmp
lambda1, lambda2 = sort([lambda1, lambda2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	t_0 = Float64(phi1 * sin(phi2))
	tmp = 0.0
	if (lambda2 <= 1.95e-13)
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(t_0 + Float64(cos(phi1) * cos(lambda1)))));
	else
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(cos(lambda2) + t_0)));
	end
	return tmp
end
lambda1, lambda2 = num2cell(sort([lambda1, lambda2])){:}
function tmp_2 = code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	t_0 = phi1 * sin(phi2);
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (lambda2 <= 1.95e-13)
		tmp = R * acos((t_0 + (cos(phi1) * cos(lambda1))));
	else
		tmp = R * acos((cos(lambda2) + t_0));
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
code[R_, lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := Block[{t$95$0 = N[(phi1 * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]}, If[LessEqual[lambda2, 1.95e-13], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(t$95$0 + N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[lambda1], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[Cos[lambda2], $MachinePrecision] + t$95$0), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]
\begin{array}{l}
[lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\
\\
\begin{array}{l}
t_0 := \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\\
\mathbf{if}\;\lambda_2 \leq 1.95 \cdot 10^{-13}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_0 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_1\right)\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \lambda_2 + t_0\right)\\


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 2 regimes
  2. if lambda2 < 1.95000000000000002e-13

    1. Initial program 78.0%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi2 around 0 41.0%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Step-by-step derivation
      1. sub-neg41.0%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_1 + \left(-\lambda_2\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      2. +-commutative41.0%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      3. neg-mul-141.0%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_2} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      4. neg-mul-141.0%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_2\right)} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      5. remove-double-neg41.0%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \color{blue}{\left(-\left(-\lambda_1\right)\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      6. mul-1-neg41.0%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \left(-\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_1}\right)\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      7. distribute-neg-in41.0%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(-\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      8. +-commutative41.0%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(-\color{blue}{\left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      9. cos-neg41.0%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      10. +-commutative41.0%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      11. mul-1-neg41.0%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\lambda_2 + \color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      12. unsub-neg41.0%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Simplified41.0%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    5. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 27.3%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\color{blue}{\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2} + \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    6. Taylor expanded in lambda2 around 0 20.8%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \left(-\lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
    7. Step-by-step derivation
      1. cos-neg20.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \color{blue}{\cos \lambda_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    8. Simplified20.8%

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

    if 1.95000000000000002e-13 < lambda2

    1. Initial program 65.2%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi2 around 0 39.8%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Step-by-step derivation
      1. sub-neg39.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_1 + \left(-\lambda_2\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      2. +-commutative39.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      3. neg-mul-139.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_2} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      4. neg-mul-139.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_2\right)} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      5. remove-double-neg39.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \color{blue}{\left(-\left(-\lambda_1\right)\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      6. mul-1-neg39.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \left(-\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_1}\right)\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      7. distribute-neg-in39.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(-\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      8. +-commutative39.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(-\color{blue}{\left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      9. cos-neg39.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      10. +-commutative39.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      11. mul-1-neg39.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\lambda_2 + \color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      12. unsub-neg39.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Simplified39.8%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    5. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 30.2%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\color{blue}{\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2} + \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    6. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 20.5%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
    7. Taylor expanded in lambda1 around 0 20.8%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \lambda_2}\right) \cdot R \]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification20.8%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\lambda_2 \leq 1.95 \cdot 10^{-13}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_1\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \lambda_2 + \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 21: 27.2% accurate, 1.5× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\ \\ \begin{array}{l} t_0 := \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\\ \mathbf{if}\;\lambda_2 \leq 9.5 \cdot 10^{-50}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_0 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_1\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_0 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (let* ((t_0 (* phi1 (sin phi2))))
   (if (<= lambda2 9.5e-50)
     (* R (acos (+ t_0 (* (cos phi1) (cos lambda1)))))
     (* R (acos (+ t_0 (* (cos phi1) (cos lambda2))))))))
assert(lambda1 < lambda2);
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double t_0 = phi1 * sin(phi2);
	double tmp;
	if (lambda2 <= 9.5e-50) {
		tmp = R * acos((t_0 + (cos(phi1) * cos(lambda1))));
	} else {
		tmp = R * acos((t_0 + (cos(phi1) * cos(lambda2))));
	}
	return tmp;
}
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
real(8) function code(r, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
    real(8), intent (in) :: r
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda1
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda2
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi1
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi2
    real(8) :: t_0
    real(8) :: tmp
    t_0 = phi1 * sin(phi2)
    if (lambda2 <= 9.5d-50) then
        tmp = r * acos((t_0 + (cos(phi1) * cos(lambda1))))
    else
        tmp = r * acos((t_0 + (cos(phi1) * cos(lambda2))))
    end if
    code = tmp
end function
assert lambda1 < lambda2;
public static double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double t_0 = phi1 * Math.sin(phi2);
	double tmp;
	if (lambda2 <= 9.5e-50) {
		tmp = R * Math.acos((t_0 + (Math.cos(phi1) * Math.cos(lambda1))));
	} else {
		tmp = R * Math.acos((t_0 + (Math.cos(phi1) * Math.cos(lambda2))));
	}
	return tmp;
}
[lambda1, lambda2] = sort([lambda1, lambda2])
def code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2):
	t_0 = phi1 * math.sin(phi2)
	tmp = 0
	if lambda2 <= 9.5e-50:
		tmp = R * math.acos((t_0 + (math.cos(phi1) * math.cos(lambda1))))
	else:
		tmp = R * math.acos((t_0 + (math.cos(phi1) * math.cos(lambda2))))
	return tmp
lambda1, lambda2 = sort([lambda1, lambda2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	t_0 = Float64(phi1 * sin(phi2))
	tmp = 0.0
	if (lambda2 <= 9.5e-50)
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(t_0 + Float64(cos(phi1) * cos(lambda1)))));
	else
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(t_0 + Float64(cos(phi1) * cos(lambda2)))));
	end
	return tmp
end
lambda1, lambda2 = num2cell(sort([lambda1, lambda2])){:}
function tmp_2 = code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	t_0 = phi1 * sin(phi2);
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (lambda2 <= 9.5e-50)
		tmp = R * acos((t_0 + (cos(phi1) * cos(lambda1))));
	else
		tmp = R * acos((t_0 + (cos(phi1) * cos(lambda2))));
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
code[R_, lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := Block[{t$95$0 = N[(phi1 * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]}, If[LessEqual[lambda2, 9.5e-50], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(t$95$0 + N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[lambda1], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(t$95$0 + N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[lambda2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]
\begin{array}{l}
[lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\
\\
\begin{array}{l}
t_0 := \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\\
\mathbf{if}\;\lambda_2 \leq 9.5 \cdot 10^{-50}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_0 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_1\right)\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_0 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)\\


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 2 regimes
  2. if lambda2 < 9.4999999999999993e-50

    1. Initial program 77.6%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi2 around 0 42.3%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Step-by-step derivation
      1. sub-neg42.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_1 + \left(-\lambda_2\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      2. +-commutative42.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      3. neg-mul-142.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_2} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      4. neg-mul-142.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_2\right)} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      5. remove-double-neg42.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \color{blue}{\left(-\left(-\lambda_1\right)\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      6. mul-1-neg42.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \left(-\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_1}\right)\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      7. distribute-neg-in42.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(-\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      8. +-commutative42.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(-\color{blue}{\left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      9. cos-neg42.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      10. +-commutative42.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      11. mul-1-neg42.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\lambda_2 + \color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      12. unsub-neg42.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Simplified42.3%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    5. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 28.3%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\color{blue}{\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2} + \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    6. Taylor expanded in lambda2 around 0 21.6%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \left(-\lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
    7. Step-by-step derivation
      1. cos-neg21.6%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \color{blue}{\cos \lambda_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    8. Simplified21.6%

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

    if 9.4999999999999993e-50 < lambda2

    1. Initial program 66.8%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi2 around 0 37.5%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Step-by-step derivation
      1. sub-neg37.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_1 + \left(-\lambda_2\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      2. +-commutative37.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      3. neg-mul-137.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_2} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      4. neg-mul-137.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_2\right)} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      5. remove-double-neg37.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \color{blue}{\left(-\left(-\lambda_1\right)\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      6. mul-1-neg37.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \left(-\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_1}\right)\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      7. distribute-neg-in37.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(-\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      8. +-commutative37.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(-\color{blue}{\left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      9. cos-neg37.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      10. +-commutative37.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      11. mul-1-neg37.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\lambda_2 + \color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      12. unsub-neg37.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Simplified37.5%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    5. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 28.0%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\color{blue}{\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2} + \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    6. Taylor expanded in lambda1 around 0 28.2%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2}\right) \cdot R \]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification23.8%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\lambda_2 \leq 9.5 \cdot 10^{-50}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_1\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 22: 28.0% accurate, 1.5× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\ \\ R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)\right) \end{array} \]
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (* R (acos (+ (* phi1 (sin phi2)) (* (cos phi1) (cos (- lambda2 lambda1)))))))
assert(lambda1 < lambda2);
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	return R * acos(((phi1 * sin(phi2)) + (cos(phi1) * cos((lambda2 - lambda1)))));
}
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
real(8) function code(r, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
    real(8), intent (in) :: r
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda1
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda2
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi1
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi2
    code = r * acos(((phi1 * sin(phi2)) + (cos(phi1) * cos((lambda2 - lambda1)))))
end function
assert lambda1 < lambda2;
public static double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	return R * Math.acos(((phi1 * Math.sin(phi2)) + (Math.cos(phi1) * Math.cos((lambda2 - lambda1)))));
}
[lambda1, lambda2] = sort([lambda1, lambda2])
def code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2):
	return R * math.acos(((phi1 * math.sin(phi2)) + (math.cos(phi1) * math.cos((lambda2 - lambda1)))))
lambda1, lambda2 = sort([lambda1, lambda2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	return Float64(R * acos(Float64(Float64(phi1 * sin(phi2)) + Float64(cos(phi1) * cos(Float64(lambda2 - lambda1))))))
end
lambda1, lambda2 = num2cell(sort([lambda1, lambda2])){:}
function tmp = code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	tmp = R * acos(((phi1 * sin(phi2)) + (cos(phi1) * cos((lambda2 - lambda1)))));
end
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
code[R_, lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[(phi1 * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[N[(lambda2 - lambda1), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}
[lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\
\\
R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)\right)
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Initial program 73.9%

    \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
  2. Taylor expanded in phi2 around 0 40.7%

    \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
  3. Step-by-step derivation
    1. sub-neg40.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_1 + \left(-\lambda_2\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    2. +-commutative40.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    3. neg-mul-140.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_2} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    4. neg-mul-140.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_2\right)} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    5. remove-double-neg40.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \color{blue}{\left(-\left(-\lambda_1\right)\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    6. mul-1-neg40.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \left(-\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_1}\right)\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    7. distribute-neg-in40.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(-\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    8. +-commutative40.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(-\color{blue}{\left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    9. cos-neg40.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    10. +-commutative40.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    11. mul-1-neg40.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\lambda_2 + \color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    12. unsub-neg40.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
  4. Simplified40.7%

    \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
  5. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 28.2%

    \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\color{blue}{\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2} + \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
  6. Final simplification28.2%

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

Alternative 23: 19.6% accurate, 2.0× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\ \\ \begin{array}{l} t_0 := \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\\ \mathbf{if}\;\lambda_2 \leq 9.5 \cdot 10^{-50}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \lambda_1 + t_0\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \lambda_2 + t_0\right)\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (let* ((t_0 (* phi1 (sin phi2))))
   (if (<= lambda2 9.5e-50)
     (* R (acos (+ (cos lambda1) t_0)))
     (* R (acos (+ (cos lambda2) t_0))))))
assert(lambda1 < lambda2);
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double t_0 = phi1 * sin(phi2);
	double tmp;
	if (lambda2 <= 9.5e-50) {
		tmp = R * acos((cos(lambda1) + t_0));
	} else {
		tmp = R * acos((cos(lambda2) + t_0));
	}
	return tmp;
}
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
real(8) function code(r, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
    real(8), intent (in) :: r
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda1
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda2
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi1
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi2
    real(8) :: t_0
    real(8) :: tmp
    t_0 = phi1 * sin(phi2)
    if (lambda2 <= 9.5d-50) then
        tmp = r * acos((cos(lambda1) + t_0))
    else
        tmp = r * acos((cos(lambda2) + t_0))
    end if
    code = tmp
end function
assert lambda1 < lambda2;
public static double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double t_0 = phi1 * Math.sin(phi2);
	double tmp;
	if (lambda2 <= 9.5e-50) {
		tmp = R * Math.acos((Math.cos(lambda1) + t_0));
	} else {
		tmp = R * Math.acos((Math.cos(lambda2) + t_0));
	}
	return tmp;
}
[lambda1, lambda2] = sort([lambda1, lambda2])
def code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2):
	t_0 = phi1 * math.sin(phi2)
	tmp = 0
	if lambda2 <= 9.5e-50:
		tmp = R * math.acos((math.cos(lambda1) + t_0))
	else:
		tmp = R * math.acos((math.cos(lambda2) + t_0))
	return tmp
lambda1, lambda2 = sort([lambda1, lambda2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	t_0 = Float64(phi1 * sin(phi2))
	tmp = 0.0
	if (lambda2 <= 9.5e-50)
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(cos(lambda1) + t_0)));
	else
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(cos(lambda2) + t_0)));
	end
	return tmp
end
lambda1, lambda2 = num2cell(sort([lambda1, lambda2])){:}
function tmp_2 = code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	t_0 = phi1 * sin(phi2);
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (lambda2 <= 9.5e-50)
		tmp = R * acos((cos(lambda1) + t_0));
	else
		tmp = R * acos((cos(lambda2) + t_0));
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
code[R_, lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := Block[{t$95$0 = N[(phi1 * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]}, If[LessEqual[lambda2, 9.5e-50], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[Cos[lambda1], $MachinePrecision] + t$95$0), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[Cos[lambda2], $MachinePrecision] + t$95$0), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]
\begin{array}{l}
[lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\
\\
\begin{array}{l}
t_0 := \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\\
\mathbf{if}\;\lambda_2 \leq 9.5 \cdot 10^{-50}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \lambda_1 + t_0\right)\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \lambda_2 + t_0\right)\\


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 2 regimes
  2. if lambda2 < 9.4999999999999993e-50

    1. Initial program 77.6%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi2 around 0 42.3%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Step-by-step derivation
      1. sub-neg42.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_1 + \left(-\lambda_2\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      2. +-commutative42.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      3. neg-mul-142.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_2} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      4. neg-mul-142.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_2\right)} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      5. remove-double-neg42.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \color{blue}{\left(-\left(-\lambda_1\right)\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      6. mul-1-neg42.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \left(-\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_1}\right)\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      7. distribute-neg-in42.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(-\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      8. +-commutative42.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(-\color{blue}{\left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      9. cos-neg42.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      10. +-commutative42.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      11. mul-1-neg42.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\lambda_2 + \color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      12. unsub-neg42.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Simplified42.3%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    5. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 28.3%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\color{blue}{\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2} + \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    6. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 19.1%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
    7. Taylor expanded in lambda2 around 0 14.5%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(-\lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
    8. Step-by-step derivation
      1. cos-neg14.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \lambda_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    9. Simplified14.5%

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

    if 9.4999999999999993e-50 < lambda2

    1. Initial program 66.8%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi2 around 0 37.5%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Step-by-step derivation
      1. sub-neg37.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_1 + \left(-\lambda_2\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      2. +-commutative37.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      3. neg-mul-137.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_2} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      4. neg-mul-137.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_2\right)} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      5. remove-double-neg37.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \color{blue}{\left(-\left(-\lambda_1\right)\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      6. mul-1-neg37.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \left(-\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_1}\right)\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      7. distribute-neg-in37.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(-\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      8. +-commutative37.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(-\color{blue}{\left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      9. cos-neg37.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      10. +-commutative37.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      11. mul-1-neg37.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\lambda_2 + \color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
      12. unsub-neg37.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Simplified37.5%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    5. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 28.0%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\color{blue}{\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2} + \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    6. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 19.1%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
    7. Taylor expanded in lambda1 around 0 19.3%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \lambda_2}\right) \cdot R \]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification16.1%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\lambda_2 \leq 9.5 \cdot 10^{-50}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \lambda_1 + \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \lambda_2 + \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 24: 20.2% accurate, 2.0× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\ \\ R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) + \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right) \end{array} \]
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (* R (acos (+ (cos (- lambda2 lambda1)) (* phi1 (sin phi2))))))
assert(lambda1 < lambda2);
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	return R * acos((cos((lambda2 - lambda1)) + (phi1 * sin(phi2))));
}
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
real(8) function code(r, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
    real(8), intent (in) :: r
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda1
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda2
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi1
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi2
    code = r * acos((cos((lambda2 - lambda1)) + (phi1 * sin(phi2))))
end function
assert lambda1 < lambda2;
public static double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	return R * Math.acos((Math.cos((lambda2 - lambda1)) + (phi1 * Math.sin(phi2))));
}
[lambda1, lambda2] = sort([lambda1, lambda2])
def code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2):
	return R * math.acos((math.cos((lambda2 - lambda1)) + (phi1 * math.sin(phi2))))
lambda1, lambda2 = sort([lambda1, lambda2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	return Float64(R * acos(Float64(cos(Float64(lambda2 - lambda1)) + Float64(phi1 * sin(phi2)))))
end
lambda1, lambda2 = num2cell(sort([lambda1, lambda2])){:}
function tmp = code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	tmp = R * acos((cos((lambda2 - lambda1)) + (phi1 * sin(phi2))));
end
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
code[R_, lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[Cos[N[(lambda2 - lambda1), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] + N[(phi1 * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}
[lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\
\\
R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) + \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Initial program 73.9%

    \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
  2. Taylor expanded in phi2 around 0 40.7%

    \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
  3. Step-by-step derivation
    1. sub-neg40.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_1 + \left(-\lambda_2\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    2. +-commutative40.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    3. neg-mul-140.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_2} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    4. neg-mul-140.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_2\right)} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    5. remove-double-neg40.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \color{blue}{\left(-\left(-\lambda_1\right)\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    6. mul-1-neg40.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \left(-\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_1}\right)\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    7. distribute-neg-in40.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(-\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    8. +-commutative40.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(-\color{blue}{\left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    9. cos-neg40.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    10. +-commutative40.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    11. mul-1-neg40.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\lambda_2 + \color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    12. unsub-neg40.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
  4. Simplified40.7%

    \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
  5. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 28.2%

    \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\color{blue}{\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2} + \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
  6. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 19.1%

    \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
  7. Final simplification19.1%

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

Alternative 25: 18.1% accurate, 2.9× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\ \\ R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) + \phi_1 \cdot \phi_2\right) \end{array} \]
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (* R (acos (+ (cos (- lambda2 lambda1)) (* phi1 phi2)))))
assert(lambda1 < lambda2);
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	return R * acos((cos((lambda2 - lambda1)) + (phi1 * phi2)));
}
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
real(8) function code(r, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
    real(8), intent (in) :: r
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda1
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda2
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi1
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi2
    code = r * acos((cos((lambda2 - lambda1)) + (phi1 * phi2)))
end function
assert lambda1 < lambda2;
public static double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	return R * Math.acos((Math.cos((lambda2 - lambda1)) + (phi1 * phi2)));
}
[lambda1, lambda2] = sort([lambda1, lambda2])
def code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2):
	return R * math.acos((math.cos((lambda2 - lambda1)) + (phi1 * phi2)))
lambda1, lambda2 = sort([lambda1, lambda2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	return Float64(R * acos(Float64(cos(Float64(lambda2 - lambda1)) + Float64(phi1 * phi2))))
end
lambda1, lambda2 = num2cell(sort([lambda1, lambda2])){:}
function tmp = code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	tmp = R * acos((cos((lambda2 - lambda1)) + (phi1 * phi2)));
end
NOTE: lambda1 and lambda2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
code[R_, lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[Cos[N[(lambda2 - lambda1), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] + N[(phi1 * phi2), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}
[lambda1, lambda2] = \mathsf{sort}([lambda1, lambda2])\\
\\
R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) + \phi_1 \cdot \phi_2\right)
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Initial program 73.9%

    \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
  2. Taylor expanded in phi2 around 0 40.7%

    \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
  3. Step-by-step derivation
    1. sub-neg40.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_1 + \left(-\lambda_2\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    2. +-commutative40.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    3. neg-mul-140.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_2} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    4. neg-mul-140.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_2\right)} + \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    5. remove-double-neg40.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \color{blue}{\left(-\left(-\lambda_1\right)\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    6. mul-1-neg40.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\left(-\lambda_2\right) + \left(-\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \lambda_1}\right)\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    7. distribute-neg-in40.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(-\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    8. +-commutative40.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(-\color{blue}{\left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    9. cos-neg40.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(-1 \cdot \lambda_1 + \lambda_2\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    10. +-commutative40.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 + -1 \cdot \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    11. mul-1-neg40.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \left(\lambda_2 + \color{blue}{\left(-\lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
    12. unsub-neg40.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
  4. Simplified40.7%

    \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
  5. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 28.2%

    \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\color{blue}{\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2} + \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right) \cdot R \]
  6. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 19.1%

    \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
  7. Taylor expanded in phi2 around 0 17.0%

    \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\color{blue}{\phi_1 \cdot \phi_2} + \cos \left(\lambda_2 - \lambda_1\right)\right) \cdot R \]
  8. Final simplification17.0%

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

Reproduce

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herbie shell --seed 2023172 
(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))