Spherical law of cosines

Percentage Accurate: 73.9% → 94.5%
Time: 29.5s
Alternatives: 26
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 26 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: 73.9% 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: 94.5% accurate, 0.5× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\ \\ \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)\right) \cdot R \end{array} \]
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (*
  (acos
   (fma
    (sin phi1)
    (sin phi2)
    (*
     (cos phi1)
     (+
      (* (* (cos lambda1) (cos lambda2)) (cos phi2))
      (* (cos phi2) (* (sin lambda1) (sin lambda2)))))))
  R))
assert(phi1 < phi2);
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	return acos(fma(sin(phi1), sin(phi2), (cos(phi1) * (((cos(lambda1) * cos(lambda2)) * cos(phi2)) + (cos(phi2) * (sin(lambda1) * sin(lambda2))))))) * R;
}
phi1, phi2 = sort([phi1, phi2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	return Float64(acos(fma(sin(phi1), sin(phi2), Float64(cos(phi1) * Float64(Float64(Float64(cos(lambda1) * cos(lambda2)) * cos(phi2)) + Float64(cos(phi2) * Float64(sin(lambda1) * sin(lambda2))))))) * R)
end
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
code[R_, lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := N[(N[ArcCos[N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[(N[(N[(N[Cos[lambda1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[lambda2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision] * N[(N[Sin[lambda1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[lambda2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] * R), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}
[phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\
\\
\cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)\right) \cdot R
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Initial program 74.5%

    \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
  2. Step-by-step derivation
    1. fma-def74.6%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \color{blue}{\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)} \cdot R \]
    2. associate-*l*74.6%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \color{blue}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)}\right)\right) \cdot R \]
  3. Simplified74.6%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)\right) \cdot R} \]
  4. Step-by-step derivation
    1. cos-diff93.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}\right)\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. distribute-rgt-in93.8%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2 + \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right)}\right)\right) \cdot R \]
  5. Applied egg-rr93.8%

    \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2 + \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right)}\right)\right) \cdot R \]
  6. Final simplification93.8%

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

Alternative 2: 94.5% accurate, 0.6× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\ \\ R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \lambda_2, \cos \lambda_1, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)\right) \end{array} \]
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 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 phi2)
     (*
      (cos phi1)
      (fma (cos lambda2) (cos lambda1) (* (sin lambda1) (sin lambda2)))))))))
assert(phi1 < phi2);
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	return R * acos(fma(sin(phi1), sin(phi2), (cos(phi2) * (cos(phi1) * fma(cos(lambda2), cos(lambda1), (sin(lambda1) * sin(lambda2)))))));
}
phi1, phi2 = sort([phi1, phi2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	return Float64(R * acos(fma(sin(phi1), sin(phi2), Float64(cos(phi2) * Float64(cos(phi1) * fma(cos(lambda2), cos(lambda1), Float64(sin(lambda1) * sin(lambda2))))))))
end
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 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[phi2], $MachinePrecision] * N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[(N[Cos[lambda2], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[lambda1], $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Sin[lambda1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[lambda2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}
[phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\
\\
R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \lambda_2, \cos \lambda_1, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)\right)
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Initial program 74.5%

    \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
  2. Step-by-step derivation
    1. fma-def74.6%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \color{blue}{\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)} \cdot R \]
    2. associate-*l*74.6%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \color{blue}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)}\right)\right) \cdot R \]
  3. Simplified74.6%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)\right) \cdot R} \]
  4. Step-by-step derivation
    1. cos-diff93.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}\right)\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. distribute-rgt-in93.8%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2 + \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right)}\right)\right) \cdot R \]
  5. Applied egg-rr93.8%

    \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2 + \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right)}\right)\right) \cdot R \]
  6. Step-by-step derivation
    1. add-log-exp93.8%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\log \left(e^{\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2}\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2\right)\right)\right) \cdot R \]
  7. Applied egg-rr93.8%

    \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\log \left(e^{\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2}\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2\right)\right)\right) \cdot R \]
  8. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 93.8%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right) + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_2 \cdot \cos \lambda_1\right)\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right)\right)} \cdot R \]
  9. Step-by-step derivation
    1. *-commutative93.8%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \color{blue}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right) + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_2 \cdot \cos \lambda_1\right)\right)}\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. *-commutative93.8%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \color{blue}{\left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right) + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_2 \cdot \cos \lambda_1\right)\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    3. distribute-lft-out93.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \color{blue}{\left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1 + \cos \lambda_2 \cdot \cos \lambda_1\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    4. associate-*l*93.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \color{blue}{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\left(\sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1 + \cos \lambda_2 \cdot \cos \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1\right)}\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    5. *-commutative93.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_2 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1 + \cos \lambda_2 \cdot \cos \lambda_1\right)\right)}\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    6. +-commutative93.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\cos \lambda_2 \cdot \cos \lambda_1 + \sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right)}\right)\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    7. *-commutative93.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_2 \cdot \cos \lambda_1 + \color{blue}{\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2}\right)\right)\right)\right) \cdot R \]
  10. Simplified93.7%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \lambda_2, \cos \lambda_1, \sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right)\right)\right)\right)} \cdot R \]
  11. Final simplification93.7%

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

Alternative 3: 94.5% accurate, 0.6× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\ \\ R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \lambda_2, \cos \lambda_1, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)\right) \end{array} \]
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 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))
     (fma (cos lambda2) (cos lambda1) (* (sin lambda1) (sin lambda2))))))))
assert(phi1 < phi2);
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	return R * acos(((sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + ((cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * fma(cos(lambda2), cos(lambda1), (sin(lambda1) * sin(lambda2))))));
}
phi1, phi2 = sort([phi1, phi2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	return Float64(R * acos(Float64(Float64(sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + Float64(Float64(cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * fma(cos(lambda2), cos(lambda1), Float64(sin(lambda1) * sin(lambda2)))))))
end
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 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[Cos[lambda2], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[lambda1], $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Sin[lambda1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[lambda2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}
[phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\
\\
R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \lambda_2, \cos \lambda_1, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)\right)
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Initial program 74.5%

    \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
  2. Step-by-step derivation
    1. cos-diff93.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
  3. Applied egg-rr93.7%

    \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
  4. Step-by-step derivation
    1. cos-neg93.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \color{blue}{\cos \left(-\lambda_2\right)} + \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. *-commutative93.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\color{blue}{\cos \left(-\lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \lambda_1} + \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    3. fma-def93.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(-\lambda_2\right), \cos \lambda_1, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
    4. cos-neg93.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\color{blue}{\cos \lambda_2}, \cos \lambda_1, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
  5. Simplified93.7%

    \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \lambda_2, \cos \lambda_1, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
  6. Final simplification93.7%

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

Alternative 4: 94.5% accurate, 0.6× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\ \\ R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)\right) \end{array} \]
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 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 lambda1) (sin lambda2)))))))))
assert(phi1 < phi2);
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(lambda1) * sin(lambda2)))))));
}
phi1, phi2 = sort([phi1, phi2])
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(lambda1) * sin(lambda2))))))))
end
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 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[lambda1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[lambda2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}
[phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\
\\
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_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)\right)
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Initial program 74.5%

    \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
  2. Step-by-step derivation
    1. fma-def74.6%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \color{blue}{\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)} \cdot R \]
    2. associate-*l*74.6%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \color{blue}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)}\right)\right) \cdot R \]
  3. Simplified74.6%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)\right) \cdot R} \]
  4. Step-by-step derivation
    1. cos-diff56.1%

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

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2 + \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
  5. Applied egg-rr93.7%

    \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2 + \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)}\right)\right)\right) \cdot R \]
  6. Final simplification93.7%

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

Alternative 5: 84.1% accurate, 0.7× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\ \\ \begin{array}{l} t_0 := \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\\ \mathbf{if}\;\phi_2 \leq -3.5 \cdot 10^{-5}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \mathsf{log1p}\left(\mathsf{expm1}\left(t_0\right)\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\phi_2 \leq 2.75 \cdot 10^{-7}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot t_0\right)\right)\right)\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (let* ((t_0 (cos (- lambda1 lambda2))))
   (if (<= phi2 -3.5e-5)
     (*
      R
      (acos
       (+
        (* (sin phi1) (sin phi2))
        (* (* (cos phi1) (cos phi2)) (log1p (expm1 t_0))))))
     (if (<= phi2 2.75e-7)
       (*
        R
        (acos
         (fma
          (sin phi1)
          (sin phi2)
          (*
           (cos phi1)
           (+
            (* (cos lambda1) (cos lambda2))
            (* (sin lambda1) (sin lambda2)))))))
       (*
        R
        (acos
         (fma (sin phi1) (sin phi2) (* (cos phi1) (* (cos phi2) t_0)))))))))
assert(phi1 < phi2);
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double t_0 = cos((lambda1 - lambda2));
	double tmp;
	if (phi2 <= -3.5e-5) {
		tmp = R * acos(((sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + ((cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * log1p(expm1(t_0)))));
	} else if (phi2 <= 2.75e-7) {
		tmp = R * acos(fma(sin(phi1), sin(phi2), (cos(phi1) * ((cos(lambda1) * cos(lambda2)) + (sin(lambda1) * sin(lambda2))))));
	} else {
		tmp = R * acos(fma(sin(phi1), sin(phi2), (cos(phi1) * (cos(phi2) * t_0))));
	}
	return tmp;
}
phi1, phi2 = sort([phi1, phi2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	t_0 = cos(Float64(lambda1 - lambda2))
	tmp = 0.0
	if (phi2 <= -3.5e-5)
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(Float64(sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + Float64(Float64(cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * log1p(expm1(t_0))))));
	elseif (phi2 <= 2.75e-7)
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(fma(sin(phi1), sin(phi2), Float64(cos(phi1) * Float64(Float64(cos(lambda1) * cos(lambda2)) + Float64(sin(lambda1) * sin(lambda2)))))));
	else
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(fma(sin(phi1), sin(phi2), Float64(cos(phi1) * Float64(cos(phi2) * t_0)))));
	end
	return tmp
end
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
code[R_, lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := Block[{t$95$0 = N[Cos[N[(lambda1 - lambda2), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]}, If[LessEqual[phi2, -3.5e-5], 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[Log[1 + N[(Exp[t$95$0] - 1), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], If[LessEqual[phi2, 2.75e-7], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[(N[(N[Cos[lambda1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[lambda2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Sin[lambda1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[lambda2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[(N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision] * t$95$0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]]
\begin{array}{l}
[phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\
\\
\begin{array}{l}
t_0 := \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\\
\mathbf{if}\;\phi_2 \leq -3.5 \cdot 10^{-5}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \mathsf{log1p}\left(\mathsf{expm1}\left(t_0\right)\right)\right)\\

\mathbf{elif}\;\phi_2 \leq 2.75 \cdot 10^{-7}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)\\

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


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 3 regimes
  2. if phi2 < -3.4999999999999997e-5

    1. Initial program 83.1%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. log1p-expm1-u83.1%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\mathsf{log1p}\left(\mathsf{expm1}\left(\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Applied egg-rr83.1%

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

    if -3.4999999999999997e-5 < phi2 < 2.7500000000000001e-7

    1. Initial program 69.8%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. fma-def69.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \color{blue}{\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)} \cdot R \]
      2. associate-*l*69.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \color{blue}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)}\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Simplified69.8%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)\right) \cdot R} \]
    4. Step-by-step derivation
      1. cos-diff88.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}\right)\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      2. distribute-rgt-in88.3%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2 + \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right)}\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    5. Applied egg-rr88.3%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2 + \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right)}\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    6. Taylor expanded in phi2 around 0 87.5%

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

    if 2.7500000000000001e-7 < phi2

    1. Initial program 74.8%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. fma-def74.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \color{blue}{\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)} \cdot R \]
      2. associate-*l*74.9%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \color{blue}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)}\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Simplified74.9%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)\right) \cdot R} \]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification83.2%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\phi_2 \leq -3.5 \cdot 10^{-5}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \mathsf{log1p}\left(\mathsf{expm1}\left(\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\phi_2 \leq 2.75 \cdot 10^{-7}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 6: 94.5% accurate, 0.7× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\ \\ R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right) \cdot \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right)\right) \end{array} \]
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 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 lambda1) (cos lambda2)) (* (sin lambda1) (sin lambda2)))
     (* (cos phi1) (cos phi2)))))))
assert(phi1 < phi2);
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	return R * acos(((sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + (((cos(lambda1) * cos(lambda2)) + (sin(lambda1) * sin(lambda2))) * (cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)))));
}
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 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(lambda1) * cos(lambda2)) + (sin(lambda1) * sin(lambda2))) * (cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)))))
end function
assert phi1 < phi2;
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(lambda1) * Math.cos(lambda2)) + (Math.sin(lambda1) * Math.sin(lambda2))) * (Math.cos(phi1) * Math.cos(phi2)))));
}
[phi1, phi2] = sort([phi1, phi2])
def code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2):
	return R * math.acos(((math.sin(phi1) * math.sin(phi2)) + (((math.cos(lambda1) * math.cos(lambda2)) + (math.sin(lambda1) * math.sin(lambda2))) * (math.cos(phi1) * math.cos(phi2)))))
phi1, phi2 = sort([phi1, phi2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	return Float64(R * acos(Float64(Float64(sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + Float64(Float64(Float64(cos(lambda1) * cos(lambda2)) + Float64(sin(lambda1) * sin(lambda2))) * Float64(cos(phi1) * cos(phi2))))))
end
phi1, phi2 = num2cell(sort([phi1, phi2])){:}
function tmp = code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	tmp = R * acos(((sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + (((cos(lambda1) * cos(lambda2)) + (sin(lambda1) * sin(lambda2))) * (cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)))));
end
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 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[(N[Cos[lambda1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[lambda2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Sin[lambda1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[lambda2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] * N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}
[phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\
\\
R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right) \cdot \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right)\right)
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Initial program 74.5%

    \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
  2. Step-by-step derivation
    1. cos-diff56.1%

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

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2 + \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
  3. Applied egg-rr93.7%

    \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2 + \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
  4. Final simplification93.7%

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

Alternative 7: 82.4% accurate, 0.7× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\ \\ \begin{array}{l} t_0 := \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\\ t_1 := \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\\ \mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -5.4 \cdot 10^{+42}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot e^{\log \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(t_1, t_0, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right)}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\phi_1 \leq 3.45 \cdot 10^{-68}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right) \cdot t_0 + \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot t_1\right)\right)\right)\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 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 (cos (- lambda1 lambda2))))
   (if (<= phi1 -5.4e+42)
     (* R (exp (log (acos (fma t_1 t_0 (* (sin phi1) (sin phi2)))))))
     (if (<= phi1 3.45e-68)
       (*
        R
        (acos
         (+
          (*
           (+ (* (cos lambda1) (cos lambda2)) (* (sin lambda1) (sin lambda2)))
           t_0)
          (* phi1 (sin phi2)))))
       (*
        R
        (acos
         (fma (sin phi1) (sin phi2) (* (cos phi1) (* (cos phi2) t_1)))))))))
assert(phi1 < phi2);
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double t_0 = cos(phi1) * cos(phi2);
	double t_1 = cos((lambda1 - lambda2));
	double tmp;
	if (phi1 <= -5.4e+42) {
		tmp = R * exp(log(acos(fma(t_1, t_0, (sin(phi1) * sin(phi2))))));
	} else if (phi1 <= 3.45e-68) {
		tmp = R * acos(((((cos(lambda1) * cos(lambda2)) + (sin(lambda1) * sin(lambda2))) * t_0) + (phi1 * sin(phi2))));
	} else {
		tmp = R * acos(fma(sin(phi1), sin(phi2), (cos(phi1) * (cos(phi2) * t_1))));
	}
	return tmp;
}
phi1, phi2 = sort([phi1, phi2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	t_0 = Float64(cos(phi1) * cos(phi2))
	t_1 = cos(Float64(lambda1 - lambda2))
	tmp = 0.0
	if (phi1 <= -5.4e+42)
		tmp = Float64(R * exp(log(acos(fma(t_1, t_0, Float64(sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)))))));
	elseif (phi1 <= 3.45e-68)
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(Float64(Float64(Float64(cos(lambda1) * cos(lambda2)) + Float64(sin(lambda1) * sin(lambda2))) * t_0) + Float64(phi1 * sin(phi2)))));
	else
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(fma(sin(phi1), sin(phi2), Float64(cos(phi1) * Float64(cos(phi2) * t_1)))));
	end
	return tmp
end
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 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[Cos[N[(lambda1 - lambda2), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]}, If[LessEqual[phi1, -5.4e+42], N[(R * N[Exp[N[Log[N[ArcCos[N[(t$95$1 * t$95$0 + N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], If[LessEqual[phi1, 3.45e-68], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[(N[(N[(N[Cos[lambda1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[lambda2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Sin[lambda1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[lambda2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] * t$95$0), $MachinePrecision] + N[(phi1 * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[(N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision] * t$95$1), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]]]
\begin{array}{l}
[phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\
\\
\begin{array}{l}
t_0 := \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\\
t_1 := \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\\
\mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -5.4 \cdot 10^{+42}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot e^{\log \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(t_1, t_0, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right)}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;\phi_1 \leq 3.45 \cdot 10^{-68}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right) \cdot t_0 + \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot t_1\right)\right)\right)\\


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 3 regimes
  2. if phi1 < -5.4000000000000001e42

    1. Initial program 83.0%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. add-exp-log83.0%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{e^{\log \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)}} \cdot R \]
      2. +-commutative83.0%

        \[\leadsto e^{\log \cos^{-1} \color{blue}{\left(\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) + \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)}} \cdot R \]
      3. *-commutative83.0%

        \[\leadsto e^{\log \cos^{-1} \left(\color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right)} + \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)} \cdot R \]
      4. fma-def83.1%

        \[\leadsto e^{\log \cos^{-1} \color{blue}{\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right), \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right)}} \cdot R \]
    3. Applied egg-rr83.1%

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

    if -5.4000000000000001e42 < phi1 < 3.45000000000000016e-68

    1. Initial program 68.7%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 66.0%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\color{blue}{\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2} + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Step-by-step derivation
      1. cos-diff85.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
      2. +-commutative85.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2 + \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Applied egg-rr85.7%

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

    if 3.45000000000000016e-68 < phi1

    1. Initial program 78.1%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. fma-def78.1%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \color{blue}{\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)} \cdot R \]
      2. associate-*l*78.2%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \color{blue}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)}\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Simplified78.2%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)\right) \cdot R} \]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification82.9%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -5.4 \cdot 10^{+42}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot e^{\log \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right), \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right)}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\phi_1 \leq 3.45 \cdot 10^{-68}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right) \cdot \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) + \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 8: 82.4% accurate, 0.7× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\ \\ \begin{array}{l} t_0 := \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\\ t_1 := \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\\ \mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -5.4 \cdot 10^{+42}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \mathsf{log1p}\left(\mathsf{expm1}\left(\cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(t_1, t_0, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right)\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\phi_1 \leq 3.45 \cdot 10^{-68}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right) \cdot t_0 + \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot t_1\right)\right)\right)\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 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 (cos (- lambda1 lambda2))))
   (if (<= phi1 -5.4e+42)
     (* R (log1p (expm1 (acos (fma t_1 t_0 (* (sin phi1) (sin phi2)))))))
     (if (<= phi1 3.45e-68)
       (*
        R
        (acos
         (+
          (*
           (+ (* (cos lambda1) (cos lambda2)) (* (sin lambda1) (sin lambda2)))
           t_0)
          (* phi1 (sin phi2)))))
       (*
        R
        (acos
         (fma (sin phi1) (sin phi2) (* (cos phi1) (* (cos phi2) t_1)))))))))
assert(phi1 < phi2);
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double t_0 = cos(phi1) * cos(phi2);
	double t_1 = cos((lambda1 - lambda2));
	double tmp;
	if (phi1 <= -5.4e+42) {
		tmp = R * log1p(expm1(acos(fma(t_1, t_0, (sin(phi1) * sin(phi2))))));
	} else if (phi1 <= 3.45e-68) {
		tmp = R * acos(((((cos(lambda1) * cos(lambda2)) + (sin(lambda1) * sin(lambda2))) * t_0) + (phi1 * sin(phi2))));
	} else {
		tmp = R * acos(fma(sin(phi1), sin(phi2), (cos(phi1) * (cos(phi2) * t_1))));
	}
	return tmp;
}
phi1, phi2 = sort([phi1, phi2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	t_0 = Float64(cos(phi1) * cos(phi2))
	t_1 = cos(Float64(lambda1 - lambda2))
	tmp = 0.0
	if (phi1 <= -5.4e+42)
		tmp = Float64(R * log1p(expm1(acos(fma(t_1, t_0, Float64(sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)))))));
	elseif (phi1 <= 3.45e-68)
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(Float64(Float64(Float64(cos(lambda1) * cos(lambda2)) + Float64(sin(lambda1) * sin(lambda2))) * t_0) + Float64(phi1 * sin(phi2)))));
	else
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(fma(sin(phi1), sin(phi2), Float64(cos(phi1) * Float64(cos(phi2) * t_1)))));
	end
	return tmp
end
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 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[Cos[N[(lambda1 - lambda2), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]}, If[LessEqual[phi1, -5.4e+42], N[(R * N[Log[1 + N[(Exp[N[ArcCos[N[(t$95$1 * t$95$0 + N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]] - 1), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], If[LessEqual[phi1, 3.45e-68], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[(N[(N[(N[Cos[lambda1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[lambda2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Sin[lambda1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[lambda2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] * t$95$0), $MachinePrecision] + N[(phi1 * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[(N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision] * t$95$1), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]]]
\begin{array}{l}
[phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\
\\
\begin{array}{l}
t_0 := \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\\
t_1 := \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\\
\mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -5.4 \cdot 10^{+42}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \mathsf{log1p}\left(\mathsf{expm1}\left(\cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(t_1, t_0, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right)\right)\right)\\

\mathbf{elif}\;\phi_1 \leq 3.45 \cdot 10^{-68}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right) \cdot t_0 + \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot t_1\right)\right)\right)\\


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 3 regimes
  2. if phi1 < -5.4000000000000001e42

    1. Initial program 83.0%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. log1p-expm1-u83.0%

        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\mathsf{log1p}\left(\mathsf{expm1}\left(\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)\right)} \cdot R \]
      2. +-commutative83.0%

        \[\leadsto \mathsf{log1p}\left(\mathsf{expm1}\left(\cos^{-1} \color{blue}{\left(\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) + \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)}\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      3. *-commutative83.0%

        \[\leadsto \mathsf{log1p}\left(\mathsf{expm1}\left(\cos^{-1} \left(\color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right)} + \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right)\right) \cdot R \]
      4. fma-def83.1%

        \[\leadsto \mathsf{log1p}\left(\mathsf{expm1}\left(\cos^{-1} \color{blue}{\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right), \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right)}\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Applied egg-rr83.1%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\mathsf{log1p}\left(\mathsf{expm1}\left(\cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right), \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right)\right)\right)} \cdot R \]

    if -5.4000000000000001e42 < phi1 < 3.45000000000000016e-68

    1. Initial program 68.7%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 66.0%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\color{blue}{\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2} + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Step-by-step derivation
      1. cos-diff85.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
      2. +-commutative85.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2 + \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Applied egg-rr85.7%

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

    if 3.45000000000000016e-68 < phi1

    1. Initial program 78.1%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. fma-def78.1%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \color{blue}{\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)} \cdot R \]
      2. associate-*l*78.2%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \color{blue}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)}\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Simplified78.2%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)\right) \cdot R} \]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification82.9%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -5.4 \cdot 10^{+42}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \mathsf{log1p}\left(\mathsf{expm1}\left(\cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right), \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2, \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\right)\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\phi_1 \leq 3.45 \cdot 10^{-68}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right) \cdot \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) + \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 9: 82.4% accurate, 0.7× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\ \\ \begin{array}{l} t_0 := \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\\ t_1 := \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\\ \mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -5.4 \cdot 10^{+42}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + t_0 \cdot \mathsf{log1p}\left(\mathsf{expm1}\left(t_1\right)\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\phi_1 \leq 3.45 \cdot 10^{-68}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right) \cdot t_0 + \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot t_1\right)\right)\right)\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 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 (cos (- lambda1 lambda2))))
   (if (<= phi1 -5.4e+42)
     (* R (acos (+ (* (sin phi1) (sin phi2)) (* t_0 (log1p (expm1 t_1))))))
     (if (<= phi1 3.45e-68)
       (*
        R
        (acos
         (+
          (*
           (+ (* (cos lambda1) (cos lambda2)) (* (sin lambda1) (sin lambda2)))
           t_0)
          (* phi1 (sin phi2)))))
       (*
        R
        (acos
         (fma (sin phi1) (sin phi2) (* (cos phi1) (* (cos phi2) t_1)))))))))
assert(phi1 < phi2);
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double t_0 = cos(phi1) * cos(phi2);
	double t_1 = cos((lambda1 - lambda2));
	double tmp;
	if (phi1 <= -5.4e+42) {
		tmp = R * acos(((sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + (t_0 * log1p(expm1(t_1)))));
	} else if (phi1 <= 3.45e-68) {
		tmp = R * acos(((((cos(lambda1) * cos(lambda2)) + (sin(lambda1) * sin(lambda2))) * t_0) + (phi1 * sin(phi2))));
	} else {
		tmp = R * acos(fma(sin(phi1), sin(phi2), (cos(phi1) * (cos(phi2) * t_1))));
	}
	return tmp;
}
phi1, phi2 = sort([phi1, phi2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	t_0 = Float64(cos(phi1) * cos(phi2))
	t_1 = cos(Float64(lambda1 - lambda2))
	tmp = 0.0
	if (phi1 <= -5.4e+42)
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(Float64(sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + Float64(t_0 * log1p(expm1(t_1))))));
	elseif (phi1 <= 3.45e-68)
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(Float64(Float64(Float64(cos(lambda1) * cos(lambda2)) + Float64(sin(lambda1) * sin(lambda2))) * t_0) + Float64(phi1 * sin(phi2)))));
	else
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(fma(sin(phi1), sin(phi2), Float64(cos(phi1) * Float64(cos(phi2) * t_1)))));
	end
	return tmp
end
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 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[Cos[N[(lambda1 - lambda2), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]}, If[LessEqual[phi1, -5.4e+42], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(t$95$0 * N[Log[1 + N[(Exp[t$95$1] - 1), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], If[LessEqual[phi1, 3.45e-68], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[(N[(N[(N[Cos[lambda1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[lambda2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Sin[lambda1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[lambda2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] * t$95$0), $MachinePrecision] + N[(phi1 * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[(N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision] * t$95$1), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]]]
\begin{array}{l}
[phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\
\\
\begin{array}{l}
t_0 := \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\\
t_1 := \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\\
\mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -5.4 \cdot 10^{+42}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + t_0 \cdot \mathsf{log1p}\left(\mathsf{expm1}\left(t_1\right)\right)\right)\\

\mathbf{elif}\;\phi_1 \leq 3.45 \cdot 10^{-68}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right) \cdot t_0 + \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot t_1\right)\right)\right)\\


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 3 regimes
  2. if phi1 < -5.4000000000000001e42

    1. Initial program 83.0%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. log1p-expm1-u83.1%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\mathsf{log1p}\left(\mathsf{expm1}\left(\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Applied egg-rr83.1%

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

    if -5.4000000000000001e42 < phi1 < 3.45000000000000016e-68

    1. Initial program 68.7%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 66.0%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\color{blue}{\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2} + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Step-by-step derivation
      1. cos-diff85.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
      2. +-commutative85.7%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2 + \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Applied egg-rr85.7%

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

    if 3.45000000000000016e-68 < phi1

    1. Initial program 78.1%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. fma-def78.1%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \color{blue}{\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)} \cdot R \]
      2. associate-*l*78.2%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \color{blue}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)}\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Simplified78.2%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)\right) \cdot R} \]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification82.9%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -5.4 \cdot 10^{+42}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \mathsf{log1p}\left(\mathsf{expm1}\left(\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\phi_1 \leq 3.45 \cdot 10^{-68}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\left(\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 + \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right) \cdot \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) + \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 10: 73.9% accurate, 0.9× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\ \\ R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)\right) \end{array} \]
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 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 lambda2))))))))
assert(phi1 < phi2);
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 - lambda2))))));
}
phi1, phi2 = sort([phi1, phi2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	return Float64(R * acos(fma(sin(phi1), sin(phi2), Float64(cos(phi1) * Float64(cos(phi2) * cos(Float64(lambda1 - lambda2)))))))
end
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 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[Cos[N[(lambda1 - lambda2), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}
[phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\
\\
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)
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Initial program 74.5%

    \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
  2. Step-by-step derivation
    1. fma-def74.6%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \color{blue}{\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)} \cdot R \]
    2. associate-*l*74.6%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \color{blue}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)}\right)\right) \cdot R \]
  3. Simplified74.6%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)\right) \cdot R} \]
  4. Final simplification74.6%

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

Alternative 11: 58.5% accurate, 1.0× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\ \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\lambda_2 \leq 6.2:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= lambda2 6.2)
   (*
    R
    (acos
     (+
      (* (sin phi1) (sin phi2))
      (* (cos lambda1) (* (cos phi1) (cos phi2))))))
   (*
    R
    (acos
     (fma (sin phi1) (sin phi2) (* (cos phi1) (cos (- lambda1 lambda2))))))))
assert(phi1 < phi2);
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double tmp;
	if (lambda2 <= 6.2) {
		tmp = R * acos(((sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + (cos(lambda1) * (cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)))));
	} else {
		tmp = R * acos(fma(sin(phi1), sin(phi2), (cos(phi1) * cos((lambda1 - lambda2)))));
	}
	return tmp;
}
phi1, phi2 = sort([phi1, phi2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (lambda2 <= 6.2)
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(Float64(sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + Float64(cos(lambda1) * Float64(cos(phi1) * cos(phi2))))));
	else
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(fma(sin(phi1), sin(phi2), Float64(cos(phi1) * cos(Float64(lambda1 - lambda2))))));
	end
	return tmp
end
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
code[R_, lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := If[LessEqual[lambda2, 6.2], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Cos[lambda1], $MachinePrecision] * N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[N[(lambda1 - lambda2), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]
\begin{array}{l}
[phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\
\\
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;\lambda_2 \leq 6.2:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right)\right)\\

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


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 2 regimes
  2. if lambda2 < 6.20000000000000018

    1. Initial program 79.7%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in lambda2 around 0 60.7%

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

    if 6.20000000000000018 < lambda2

    1. Initial program 52.0%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. fma-def52.0%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \color{blue}{\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)} \cdot R \]
      2. associate-*l*52.0%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \color{blue}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)}\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Simplified52.0%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)\right) \cdot R} \]
    4. Taylor expanded in phi2 around 0 35.3%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}\right)\right) \cdot R \]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification55.9%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\lambda_2 \leq 6.2:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 12: 64.1% accurate, 1.0× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\ \\ \begin{array}{l} t_0 := \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\\ t_1 := \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\\ \mathbf{if}\;\lambda_1 \leq -1.6 \cdot 10^{-6}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_1 + \cos \lambda_1 \cdot t_0\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_1 + \cos \lambda_2 \cdot t_0\right)\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 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 (<= lambda1 -1.6e-6)
     (* R (acos (+ t_1 (* (cos lambda1) t_0))))
     (* R (acos (+ t_1 (* (cos lambda2) t_0)))))))
assert(phi1 < phi2);
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 (lambda1 <= -1.6e-6) {
		tmp = R * acos((t_1 + (cos(lambda1) * t_0)));
	} else {
		tmp = R * acos((t_1 + (cos(lambda2) * t_0)));
	}
	return tmp;
}
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 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 (lambda1 <= (-1.6d-6)) then
        tmp = r * acos((t_1 + (cos(lambda1) * t_0)))
    else
        tmp = r * acos((t_1 + (cos(lambda2) * t_0)))
    end if
    code = tmp
end function
assert phi1 < phi2;
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 (lambda1 <= -1.6e-6) {
		tmp = R * Math.acos((t_1 + (Math.cos(lambda1) * t_0)));
	} else {
		tmp = R * Math.acos((t_1 + (Math.cos(lambda2) * t_0)));
	}
	return tmp;
}
[phi1, phi2] = sort([phi1, phi2])
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 lambda1 <= -1.6e-6:
		tmp = R * math.acos((t_1 + (math.cos(lambda1) * t_0)))
	else:
		tmp = R * math.acos((t_1 + (math.cos(lambda2) * t_0)))
	return tmp
phi1, phi2 = sort([phi1, phi2])
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 (lambda1 <= -1.6e-6)
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(t_1 + Float64(cos(lambda1) * t_0))));
	else
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(t_1 + Float64(cos(lambda2) * t_0))));
	end
	return tmp
end
phi1, phi2 = num2cell(sort([phi1, phi2])){:}
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 (lambda1 <= -1.6e-6)
		tmp = R * acos((t_1 + (cos(lambda1) * t_0)));
	else
		tmp = R * acos((t_1 + (cos(lambda2) * t_0)));
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 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[lambda1, -1.6e-6], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(t$95$1 + N[(N[Cos[lambda1], $MachinePrecision] * t$95$0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(t$95$1 + N[(N[Cos[lambda2], $MachinePrecision] * t$95$0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]]
\begin{array}{l}
[phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\
\\
\begin{array}{l}
t_0 := \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\\
t_1 := \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\\
\mathbf{if}\;\lambda_1 \leq -1.6 \cdot 10^{-6}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_1 + \cos \lambda_1 \cdot t_0\right)\\

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


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 2 regimes
  2. if lambda1 < -1.5999999999999999e-6

    1. Initial program 65.1%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in lambda2 around 0 65.5%

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

    if -1.5999999999999999e-6 < lambda1

    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 lambda1 around 0 61.9%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\cos \left(-\lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Step-by-step derivation
      1. cos-neg61.9%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\cos \lambda_2}\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Simplified61.9%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\cos \lambda_2}\right) \cdot R \]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification62.7%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\lambda_1 \leq -1.6 \cdot 10^{-6}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \lambda_2 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right)\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 13: 73.9% accurate, 1.0× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\ \\ R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \end{array} \]
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 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 lambda2)))))))
assert(phi1 < phi2);
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 - lambda2)))));
}
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 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 - lambda2)))))
end function
assert phi1 < phi2;
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 - lambda2)))));
}
[phi1, phi2] = sort([phi1, phi2])
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 - lambda2)))))
phi1, phi2 = sort([phi1, phi2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	return Float64(R * acos(Float64(Float64(sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + Float64(Float64(cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * cos(Float64(lambda1 - lambda2))))))
end
phi1, phi2 = num2cell(sort([phi1, phi2])){:}
function tmp = code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	tmp = R * acos(((sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + ((cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * cos((lambda1 - lambda2)))));
end
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 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[Cos[N[(lambda1 - lambda2), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}
[phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\
\\
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}
Derivation
  1. Initial program 74.5%

    \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
  2. Final simplification74.5%

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

Alternative 14: 59.5% accurate, 1.0× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\ \\ \begin{array}{l} t_0 := \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\\ t_1 := \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\\ \mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -650000:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot t_0\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\phi_1 \leq 1.72 \cdot 10^{-9}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + t_1 \cdot t_0\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + t_1\right)\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (let* ((t_0 (cos (- lambda1 lambda2))) (t_1 (* (cos phi1) (cos phi2))))
   (if (<= phi1 -650000.0)
     (* R (acos (fma (sin phi1) (sin phi2) (* (cos phi1) t_0))))
     (if (<= phi1 1.72e-9)
       (* R (acos (+ (* phi1 (sin phi2)) (* t_1 t_0))))
       (* R (acos (+ (* (sin phi1) (sin phi2)) t_1)))))))
assert(phi1 < phi2);
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double t_0 = cos((lambda1 - lambda2));
	double t_1 = cos(phi1) * cos(phi2);
	double tmp;
	if (phi1 <= -650000.0) {
		tmp = R * acos(fma(sin(phi1), sin(phi2), (cos(phi1) * t_0)));
	} else if (phi1 <= 1.72e-9) {
		tmp = R * acos(((phi1 * sin(phi2)) + (t_1 * t_0)));
	} else {
		tmp = R * acos(((sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + t_1));
	}
	return tmp;
}
phi1, phi2 = sort([phi1, phi2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	t_0 = cos(Float64(lambda1 - lambda2))
	t_1 = Float64(cos(phi1) * cos(phi2))
	tmp = 0.0
	if (phi1 <= -650000.0)
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(fma(sin(phi1), sin(phi2), Float64(cos(phi1) * t_0))));
	elseif (phi1 <= 1.72e-9)
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(Float64(phi1 * sin(phi2)) + Float64(t_1 * t_0))));
	else
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(Float64(sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + t_1)));
	end
	return tmp
end
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
code[R_, lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := Block[{t$95$0 = N[Cos[N[(lambda1 - lambda2), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]}, Block[{t$95$1 = N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]}, If[LessEqual[phi1, -650000.0], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * t$95$0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], If[LessEqual[phi1, 1.72e-9], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[(phi1 * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(t$95$1 * t$95$0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + t$95$1), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]]]
\begin{array}{l}
[phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\
\\
\begin{array}{l}
t_0 := \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\\
t_1 := \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\\
\mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -650000:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot t_0\right)\right)\\

\mathbf{elif}\;\phi_1 \leq 1.72 \cdot 10^{-9}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + t_1 \cdot t_0\right)\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + t_1\right)\\


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 3 regimes
  2. if phi1 < -6.5e5

    1. Initial program 80.8%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. fma-def80.9%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \color{blue}{\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)} \cdot R \]
      2. associate-*l*80.9%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \color{blue}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)}\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Simplified80.9%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)\right) \cdot R} \]
    4. Taylor expanded in phi2 around 0 53.9%

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

    if -6.5e5 < phi1 < 1.72000000000000006e-9

    1. Initial program 69.2%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 68.5%

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

    if 1.72000000000000006e-9 < phi1

    1. Initial program 79.8%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. expm1-log1p-u79.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\mathsf{expm1}\left(\mathsf{log1p}\left(\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Applied egg-rr79.8%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\mathsf{expm1}\left(\mathsf{log1p}\left(\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Taylor expanded in lambda2 around 0 55.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \mathsf{expm1}\left(\color{blue}{\log \left(1 + \cos \lambda_1\right)}\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    5. Taylor expanded in lambda1 around 0 39.0%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{1}\right) \cdot R \]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification58.0%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -650000:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \phi_1, \sin \phi_2, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\phi_1 \leq 1.72 \cdot 10^{-9}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 15: 52.3% accurate, 1.2× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\ \\ \begin{array}{l} t_0 := \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\\ \mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -1.95 \cdot 10^{+76}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 + \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\phi_1 \leq 1.72 \cdot 10^{-9}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + t_0 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + t_0\right)\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 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))))
   (if (<= phi1 -1.95e+76)
     (* R (acos (* (cos phi1) (+ (cos lambda1) (* lambda2 (sin lambda1))))))
     (if (<= phi1 1.72e-9)
       (* R (acos (+ (* phi1 (sin phi2)) (* t_0 (cos (- lambda1 lambda2))))))
       (* R (acos (+ (* (sin phi1) (sin phi2)) t_0)))))))
assert(phi1 < phi2);
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double t_0 = cos(phi1) * cos(phi2);
	double tmp;
	if (phi1 <= -1.95e+76) {
		tmp = R * acos((cos(phi1) * (cos(lambda1) + (lambda2 * sin(lambda1)))));
	} else if (phi1 <= 1.72e-9) {
		tmp = R * acos(((phi1 * sin(phi2)) + (t_0 * cos((lambda1 - lambda2)))));
	} else {
		tmp = R * acos(((sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + t_0));
	}
	return tmp;
}
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 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(phi1) * cos(phi2)
    if (phi1 <= (-1.95d+76)) then
        tmp = r * acos((cos(phi1) * (cos(lambda1) + (lambda2 * sin(lambda1)))))
    else if (phi1 <= 1.72d-9) then
        tmp = r * acos(((phi1 * sin(phi2)) + (t_0 * cos((lambda1 - lambda2)))))
    else
        tmp = r * acos(((sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + t_0))
    end if
    code = tmp
end function
assert phi1 < phi2;
public static double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double t_0 = Math.cos(phi1) * Math.cos(phi2);
	double tmp;
	if (phi1 <= -1.95e+76) {
		tmp = R * Math.acos((Math.cos(phi1) * (Math.cos(lambda1) + (lambda2 * Math.sin(lambda1)))));
	} else if (phi1 <= 1.72e-9) {
		tmp = R * Math.acos(((phi1 * Math.sin(phi2)) + (t_0 * Math.cos((lambda1 - lambda2)))));
	} else {
		tmp = R * Math.acos(((Math.sin(phi1) * Math.sin(phi2)) + t_0));
	}
	return tmp;
}
[phi1, phi2] = sort([phi1, phi2])
def code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2):
	t_0 = math.cos(phi1) * math.cos(phi2)
	tmp = 0
	if phi1 <= -1.95e+76:
		tmp = R * math.acos((math.cos(phi1) * (math.cos(lambda1) + (lambda2 * math.sin(lambda1)))))
	elif phi1 <= 1.72e-9:
		tmp = R * math.acos(((phi1 * math.sin(phi2)) + (t_0 * math.cos((lambda1 - lambda2)))))
	else:
		tmp = R * math.acos(((math.sin(phi1) * math.sin(phi2)) + t_0))
	return tmp
phi1, phi2 = sort([phi1, phi2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	t_0 = Float64(cos(phi1) * cos(phi2))
	tmp = 0.0
	if (phi1 <= -1.95e+76)
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(cos(phi1) * Float64(cos(lambda1) + Float64(lambda2 * sin(lambda1))))));
	elseif (phi1 <= 1.72e-9)
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(Float64(phi1 * sin(phi2)) + Float64(t_0 * cos(Float64(lambda1 - lambda2))))));
	else
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(Float64(sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + t_0)));
	end
	return tmp
end
phi1, phi2 = num2cell(sort([phi1, phi2])){:}
function tmp_2 = code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	t_0 = cos(phi1) * cos(phi2);
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (phi1 <= -1.95e+76)
		tmp = R * acos((cos(phi1) * (cos(lambda1) + (lambda2 * sin(lambda1)))));
	elseif (phi1 <= 1.72e-9)
		tmp = R * acos(((phi1 * sin(phi2)) + (t_0 * cos((lambda1 - lambda2)))));
	else
		tmp = R * acos(((sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + t_0));
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 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]}, If[LessEqual[phi1, -1.95e+76], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[(N[Cos[lambda1], $MachinePrecision] + N[(lambda2 * N[Sin[lambda1], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], If[LessEqual[phi1, 1.72e-9], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[(phi1 * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(t$95$0 * N[Cos[N[(lambda1 - lambda2), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + t$95$0), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]]
\begin{array}{l}
[phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\
\\
\begin{array}{l}
t_0 := \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\\
\mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -1.95 \cdot 10^{+76}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 + \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right)\right)\\

\mathbf{elif}\;\phi_1 \leq 1.72 \cdot 10^{-9}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + t_0 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\\

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


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 3 regimes
  2. if phi1 < -1.94999999999999995e76

    1. Initial program 84.3%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 9.1%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\color{blue}{\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2} + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Taylor expanded in lambda2 around 0 8.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1 + \cos \lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Taylor expanded in phi2 around 0 44.4%

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

    if -1.94999999999999995e76 < phi1 < 1.72000000000000006e-9

    1. Initial program 69.4%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 64.3%

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

    if 1.72000000000000006e-9 < phi1

    1. Initial program 79.8%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. expm1-log1p-u79.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\mathsf{expm1}\left(\mathsf{log1p}\left(\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Applied egg-rr79.8%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\mathsf{expm1}\left(\mathsf{log1p}\left(\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Taylor expanded in lambda2 around 0 55.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \mathsf{expm1}\left(\color{blue}{\log \left(1 + \cos \lambda_1\right)}\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    5. Taylor expanded in lambda1 around 0 39.0%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{1}\right) \cdot R \]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification54.8%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -1.95 \cdot 10^{+76}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 + \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\phi_1 \leq 1.72 \cdot 10^{-9}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 16: 52.1% accurate, 1.2× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\ \\ \begin{array}{l} t_0 := \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\\ t_1 := \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\\ \mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -1.45 \cdot 10^{+80}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 + \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\phi_1 \leq -8.8 \cdot 10^{-7}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_0 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot t_1\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\phi_1 \leq 1.72 \cdot 10^{-9}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_0 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot t_1\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right)\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (let* ((t_0 (* phi1 (sin phi2))) (t_1 (cos (- lambda1 lambda2))))
   (if (<= phi1 -1.45e+80)
     (* R (acos (* (cos phi1) (+ (cos lambda1) (* lambda2 (sin lambda1))))))
     (if (<= phi1 -8.8e-7)
       (* R (acos (+ t_0 (* (cos phi1) t_1))))
       (if (<= phi1 1.72e-9)
         (* R (acos (+ t_0 (* (cos phi2) t_1))))
         (*
          R
          (acos (+ (* (sin phi1) (sin phi2)) (* (cos phi1) (cos phi2))))))))))
assert(phi1 < phi2);
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double t_0 = phi1 * sin(phi2);
	double t_1 = cos((lambda1 - lambda2));
	double tmp;
	if (phi1 <= -1.45e+80) {
		tmp = R * acos((cos(phi1) * (cos(lambda1) + (lambda2 * sin(lambda1)))));
	} else if (phi1 <= -8.8e-7) {
		tmp = R * acos((t_0 + (cos(phi1) * t_1)));
	} else if (phi1 <= 1.72e-9) {
		tmp = R * acos((t_0 + (cos(phi2) * t_1)));
	} else {
		tmp = R * acos(((sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + (cos(phi1) * cos(phi2))));
	}
	return tmp;
}
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 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 = phi1 * sin(phi2)
    t_1 = cos((lambda1 - lambda2))
    if (phi1 <= (-1.45d+80)) then
        tmp = r * acos((cos(phi1) * (cos(lambda1) + (lambda2 * sin(lambda1)))))
    else if (phi1 <= (-8.8d-7)) then
        tmp = r * acos((t_0 + (cos(phi1) * t_1)))
    else if (phi1 <= 1.72d-9) then
        tmp = r * acos((t_0 + (cos(phi2) * t_1)))
    else
        tmp = r * acos(((sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + (cos(phi1) * cos(phi2))))
    end if
    code = tmp
end function
assert phi1 < phi2;
public static double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double t_0 = phi1 * Math.sin(phi2);
	double t_1 = Math.cos((lambda1 - lambda2));
	double tmp;
	if (phi1 <= -1.45e+80) {
		tmp = R * Math.acos((Math.cos(phi1) * (Math.cos(lambda1) + (lambda2 * Math.sin(lambda1)))));
	} else if (phi1 <= -8.8e-7) {
		tmp = R * Math.acos((t_0 + (Math.cos(phi1) * t_1)));
	} else if (phi1 <= 1.72e-9) {
		tmp = R * Math.acos((t_0 + (Math.cos(phi2) * t_1)));
	} else {
		tmp = R * Math.acos(((Math.sin(phi1) * Math.sin(phi2)) + (Math.cos(phi1) * Math.cos(phi2))));
	}
	return tmp;
}
[phi1, phi2] = sort([phi1, phi2])
def code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2):
	t_0 = phi1 * math.sin(phi2)
	t_1 = math.cos((lambda1 - lambda2))
	tmp = 0
	if phi1 <= -1.45e+80:
		tmp = R * math.acos((math.cos(phi1) * (math.cos(lambda1) + (lambda2 * math.sin(lambda1)))))
	elif phi1 <= -8.8e-7:
		tmp = R * math.acos((t_0 + (math.cos(phi1) * t_1)))
	elif phi1 <= 1.72e-9:
		tmp = R * math.acos((t_0 + (math.cos(phi2) * t_1)))
	else:
		tmp = R * math.acos(((math.sin(phi1) * math.sin(phi2)) + (math.cos(phi1) * math.cos(phi2))))
	return tmp
phi1, phi2 = sort([phi1, phi2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	t_0 = Float64(phi1 * sin(phi2))
	t_1 = cos(Float64(lambda1 - lambda2))
	tmp = 0.0
	if (phi1 <= -1.45e+80)
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(cos(phi1) * Float64(cos(lambda1) + Float64(lambda2 * sin(lambda1))))));
	elseif (phi1 <= -8.8e-7)
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(t_0 + Float64(cos(phi1) * t_1))));
	elseif (phi1 <= 1.72e-9)
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(t_0 + Float64(cos(phi2) * t_1))));
	else
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(Float64(sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + Float64(cos(phi1) * cos(phi2)))));
	end
	return tmp
end
phi1, phi2 = num2cell(sort([phi1, phi2])){:}
function tmp_2 = code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	t_0 = phi1 * sin(phi2);
	t_1 = cos((lambda1 - lambda2));
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (phi1 <= -1.45e+80)
		tmp = R * acos((cos(phi1) * (cos(lambda1) + (lambda2 * sin(lambda1)))));
	elseif (phi1 <= -8.8e-7)
		tmp = R * acos((t_0 + (cos(phi1) * t_1)));
	elseif (phi1 <= 1.72e-9)
		tmp = R * acos((t_0 + (cos(phi2) * t_1)));
	else
		tmp = R * acos(((sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + (cos(phi1) * cos(phi2))));
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 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]}, Block[{t$95$1 = N[Cos[N[(lambda1 - lambda2), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]}, If[LessEqual[phi1, -1.45e+80], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[(N[Cos[lambda1], $MachinePrecision] + N[(lambda2 * N[Sin[lambda1], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], If[LessEqual[phi1, -8.8e-7], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(t$95$0 + N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * t$95$1), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], If[LessEqual[phi1, 1.72e-9], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(t$95$0 + N[(N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision] * t$95$1), $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[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]]]]
\begin{array}{l}
[phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\
\\
\begin{array}{l}
t_0 := \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\\
t_1 := \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\\
\mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -1.45 \cdot 10^{+80}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 + \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right)\right)\\

\mathbf{elif}\;\phi_1 \leq -8.8 \cdot 10^{-7}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_0 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot t_1\right)\\

\mathbf{elif}\;\phi_1 \leq 1.72 \cdot 10^{-9}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_0 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot t_1\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}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 4 regimes
  2. if phi1 < -1.44999999999999993e80

    1. Initial program 84.3%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 9.1%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\color{blue}{\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2} + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Taylor expanded in lambda2 around 0 8.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1 + \cos \lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Taylor expanded in phi2 around 0 44.4%

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

    if -1.44999999999999993e80 < phi1 < -8.8000000000000004e-7

    1. Initial program 77.2%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 46.6%

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

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

    if -8.8000000000000004e-7 < phi1 < 1.72000000000000006e-9

    1. Initial program 67.9%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 67.9%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\color{blue}{\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2} + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 67.9%

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

    if 1.72000000000000006e-9 < phi1

    1. Initial program 79.8%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. expm1-log1p-u79.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\mathsf{expm1}\left(\mathsf{log1p}\left(\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Applied egg-rr79.8%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\mathsf{expm1}\left(\mathsf{log1p}\left(\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Taylor expanded in lambda2 around 0 55.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \mathsf{expm1}\left(\color{blue}{\log \left(1 + \cos \lambda_1\right)}\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    5. Taylor expanded in lambda1 around 0 39.0%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{1}\right) \cdot R \]
  3. Recombined 4 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification54.6%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -1.45 \cdot 10^{+80}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 + \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\phi_1 \leq -8.8 \cdot 10^{-7}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\phi_1 \leq 1.72 \cdot 10^{-9}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 17: 52.2% accurate, 1.2× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\ \\ \begin{array}{l} t_0 := \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\\ \mathbf{if}\;\phi_2 \leq 20000:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_0 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) + \sin \phi_1 \cdot \phi_2\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + t_0\right)\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 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))))
   (if (<= phi2 20000.0)
     (* R (acos (+ (* t_0 (cos (- lambda1 lambda2))) (* (sin phi1) phi2))))
     (* R (acos (+ (* (sin phi1) (sin phi2)) t_0))))))
assert(phi1 < phi2);
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double t_0 = cos(phi1) * cos(phi2);
	double tmp;
	if (phi2 <= 20000.0) {
		tmp = R * acos(((t_0 * cos((lambda1 - lambda2))) + (sin(phi1) * phi2)));
	} else {
		tmp = R * acos(((sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + t_0));
	}
	return tmp;
}
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 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(phi1) * cos(phi2)
    if (phi2 <= 20000.0d0) then
        tmp = r * acos(((t_0 * cos((lambda1 - lambda2))) + (sin(phi1) * phi2)))
    else
        tmp = r * acos(((sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + t_0))
    end if
    code = tmp
end function
assert phi1 < phi2;
public static double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double t_0 = Math.cos(phi1) * Math.cos(phi2);
	double tmp;
	if (phi2 <= 20000.0) {
		tmp = R * Math.acos(((t_0 * Math.cos((lambda1 - lambda2))) + (Math.sin(phi1) * phi2)));
	} else {
		tmp = R * Math.acos(((Math.sin(phi1) * Math.sin(phi2)) + t_0));
	}
	return tmp;
}
[phi1, phi2] = sort([phi1, phi2])
def code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2):
	t_0 = math.cos(phi1) * math.cos(phi2)
	tmp = 0
	if phi2 <= 20000.0:
		tmp = R * math.acos(((t_0 * math.cos((lambda1 - lambda2))) + (math.sin(phi1) * phi2)))
	else:
		tmp = R * math.acos(((math.sin(phi1) * math.sin(phi2)) + t_0))
	return tmp
phi1, phi2 = sort([phi1, phi2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	t_0 = Float64(cos(phi1) * cos(phi2))
	tmp = 0.0
	if (phi2 <= 20000.0)
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(Float64(t_0 * cos(Float64(lambda1 - lambda2))) + Float64(sin(phi1) * phi2))));
	else
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(Float64(sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + t_0)));
	end
	return tmp
end
phi1, phi2 = num2cell(sort([phi1, phi2])){:}
function tmp_2 = code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	t_0 = cos(phi1) * cos(phi2);
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (phi2 <= 20000.0)
		tmp = R * acos(((t_0 * cos((lambda1 - lambda2))) + (sin(phi1) * phi2)));
	else
		tmp = R * acos(((sin(phi1) * sin(phi2)) + t_0));
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 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]}, If[LessEqual[phi2, 20000.0], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[(t$95$0 * N[Cos[N[(lambda1 - lambda2), $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] + t$95$0), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]
\begin{array}{l}
[phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\
\\
\begin{array}{l}
t_0 := \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\\
\mathbf{if}\;\phi_2 \leq 20000:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_0 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) + \sin \phi_1 \cdot \phi_2\right)\\

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


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 2 regimes
  2. if phi2 < 2e4

    1. Initial program 74.5%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi2 around 0 51.0%

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

    if 2e4 < phi2

    1. Initial program 74.5%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. expm1-log1p-u74.5%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\mathsf{expm1}\left(\mathsf{log1p}\left(\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Applied egg-rr74.5%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\mathsf{expm1}\left(\mathsf{log1p}\left(\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Taylor expanded in lambda2 around 0 57.1%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \mathsf{expm1}\left(\color{blue}{\log \left(1 + \cos \lambda_1\right)}\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    5. Taylor expanded in lambda1 around 0 41.8%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{1}\right) \cdot R \]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification48.7%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\phi_2 \leq 20000:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) + \sin \phi_1 \cdot \phi_2\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 18: 37.5% accurate, 1.5× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\ \\ \begin{array}{l} t_0 := \cos \lambda_1 + \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\\ \mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -1.2 \cdot 10^{+78}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot t_0\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\phi_1 \leq 2.8 \cdot 10^{-289}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot t_0\right)\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (let* ((t_0 (+ (cos lambda1) (* lambda2 (sin lambda1)))))
   (if (<= phi1 -1.2e+78)
     (* R (acos (* (cos phi1) t_0)))
     (if (<= phi1 2.8e-289)
       (*
        R
        (acos
         (+ (* phi1 (sin phi2)) (* (cos phi1) (cos (- lambda1 lambda2))))))
       (* R (acos (* (cos phi2) t_0)))))))
assert(phi1 < phi2);
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double t_0 = cos(lambda1) + (lambda2 * sin(lambda1));
	double tmp;
	if (phi1 <= -1.2e+78) {
		tmp = R * acos((cos(phi1) * t_0));
	} else if (phi1 <= 2.8e-289) {
		tmp = R * acos(((phi1 * sin(phi2)) + (cos(phi1) * cos((lambda1 - lambda2)))));
	} else {
		tmp = R * acos((cos(phi2) * t_0));
	}
	return tmp;
}
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 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(lambda1) + (lambda2 * sin(lambda1))
    if (phi1 <= (-1.2d+78)) then
        tmp = r * acos((cos(phi1) * t_0))
    else if (phi1 <= 2.8d-289) then
        tmp = r * acos(((phi1 * sin(phi2)) + (cos(phi1) * cos((lambda1 - lambda2)))))
    else
        tmp = r * acos((cos(phi2) * t_0))
    end if
    code = tmp
end function
assert phi1 < phi2;
public static double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double t_0 = Math.cos(lambda1) + (lambda2 * Math.sin(lambda1));
	double tmp;
	if (phi1 <= -1.2e+78) {
		tmp = R * Math.acos((Math.cos(phi1) * t_0));
	} else if (phi1 <= 2.8e-289) {
		tmp = R * Math.acos(((phi1 * Math.sin(phi2)) + (Math.cos(phi1) * Math.cos((lambda1 - lambda2)))));
	} else {
		tmp = R * Math.acos((Math.cos(phi2) * t_0));
	}
	return tmp;
}
[phi1, phi2] = sort([phi1, phi2])
def code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2):
	t_0 = math.cos(lambda1) + (lambda2 * math.sin(lambda1))
	tmp = 0
	if phi1 <= -1.2e+78:
		tmp = R * math.acos((math.cos(phi1) * t_0))
	elif phi1 <= 2.8e-289:
		tmp = R * math.acos(((phi1 * math.sin(phi2)) + (math.cos(phi1) * math.cos((lambda1 - lambda2)))))
	else:
		tmp = R * math.acos((math.cos(phi2) * t_0))
	return tmp
phi1, phi2 = sort([phi1, phi2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	t_0 = Float64(cos(lambda1) + Float64(lambda2 * sin(lambda1)))
	tmp = 0.0
	if (phi1 <= -1.2e+78)
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(cos(phi1) * t_0)));
	elseif (phi1 <= 2.8e-289)
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(Float64(phi1 * sin(phi2)) + Float64(cos(phi1) * cos(Float64(lambda1 - lambda2))))));
	else
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(cos(phi2) * t_0)));
	end
	return tmp
end
phi1, phi2 = num2cell(sort([phi1, phi2])){:}
function tmp_2 = code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	t_0 = cos(lambda1) + (lambda2 * sin(lambda1));
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (phi1 <= -1.2e+78)
		tmp = R * acos((cos(phi1) * t_0));
	elseif (phi1 <= 2.8e-289)
		tmp = R * acos(((phi1 * sin(phi2)) + (cos(phi1) * cos((lambda1 - lambda2)))));
	else
		tmp = R * acos((cos(phi2) * t_0));
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
code[R_, lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := Block[{t$95$0 = N[(N[Cos[lambda1], $MachinePrecision] + N[(lambda2 * N[Sin[lambda1], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]}, If[LessEqual[phi1, -1.2e+78], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * t$95$0), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], If[LessEqual[phi1, 2.8e-289], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[(phi1 * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[N[(lambda1 - lambda2), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision] * t$95$0), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]]
\begin{array}{l}
[phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\
\\
\begin{array}{l}
t_0 := \cos \lambda_1 + \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\\
\mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -1.2 \cdot 10^{+78}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot t_0\right)\\

\mathbf{elif}\;\phi_1 \leq 2.8 \cdot 10^{-289}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\\

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


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 3 regimes
  2. if phi1 < -1.1999999999999999e78

    1. Initial program 84.3%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 9.1%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\color{blue}{\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2} + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Taylor expanded in lambda2 around 0 8.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1 + \cos \lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Taylor expanded in phi2 around 0 44.4%

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

    if -1.1999999999999999e78 < phi1 < 2.79999999999999985e-289

    1. Initial program 70.2%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 61.2%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\color{blue}{\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2} + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Taylor expanded in phi2 around 0 37.9%

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

    if 2.79999999999999985e-289 < phi1

    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 phi1 around 0 46.9%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\color{blue}{\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2} + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Taylor expanded in lambda2 around 0 26.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1 + \cos \lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 22.9%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \color{blue}{\left(\left(\lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1 + \cos \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right)} \cdot R \]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification31.8%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -1.2 \cdot 10^{+78}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 + \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\phi_1 \leq 2.8 \cdot 10^{-289}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 + \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right)\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 19: 49.7% accurate, 1.5× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\ \\ \begin{array}{l} t_0 := \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\\ t_1 := \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\\ \mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -1.15 \cdot 10^{+77}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 + \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\phi_1 \leq -8.2 \cdot 10^{-7}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_0 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot t_1\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_0 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot t_1\right)\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (let* ((t_0 (* phi1 (sin phi2))) (t_1 (cos (- lambda1 lambda2))))
   (if (<= phi1 -1.15e+77)
     (* R (acos (* (cos phi1) (+ (cos lambda1) (* lambda2 (sin lambda1))))))
     (if (<= phi1 -8.2e-7)
       (* R (acos (+ t_0 (* (cos phi1) t_1))))
       (* R (acos (+ t_0 (* (cos phi2) t_1))))))))
assert(phi1 < phi2);
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double t_0 = phi1 * sin(phi2);
	double t_1 = cos((lambda1 - lambda2));
	double tmp;
	if (phi1 <= -1.15e+77) {
		tmp = R * acos((cos(phi1) * (cos(lambda1) + (lambda2 * sin(lambda1)))));
	} else if (phi1 <= -8.2e-7) {
		tmp = R * acos((t_0 + (cos(phi1) * t_1)));
	} else {
		tmp = R * acos((t_0 + (cos(phi2) * t_1)));
	}
	return tmp;
}
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 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 = phi1 * sin(phi2)
    t_1 = cos((lambda1 - lambda2))
    if (phi1 <= (-1.15d+77)) then
        tmp = r * acos((cos(phi1) * (cos(lambda1) + (lambda2 * sin(lambda1)))))
    else if (phi1 <= (-8.2d-7)) then
        tmp = r * acos((t_0 + (cos(phi1) * t_1)))
    else
        tmp = r * acos((t_0 + (cos(phi2) * t_1)))
    end if
    code = tmp
end function
assert phi1 < phi2;
public static double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double t_0 = phi1 * Math.sin(phi2);
	double t_1 = Math.cos((lambda1 - lambda2));
	double tmp;
	if (phi1 <= -1.15e+77) {
		tmp = R * Math.acos((Math.cos(phi1) * (Math.cos(lambda1) + (lambda2 * Math.sin(lambda1)))));
	} else if (phi1 <= -8.2e-7) {
		tmp = R * Math.acos((t_0 + (Math.cos(phi1) * t_1)));
	} else {
		tmp = R * Math.acos((t_0 + (Math.cos(phi2) * t_1)));
	}
	return tmp;
}
[phi1, phi2] = sort([phi1, phi2])
def code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2):
	t_0 = phi1 * math.sin(phi2)
	t_1 = math.cos((lambda1 - lambda2))
	tmp = 0
	if phi1 <= -1.15e+77:
		tmp = R * math.acos((math.cos(phi1) * (math.cos(lambda1) + (lambda2 * math.sin(lambda1)))))
	elif phi1 <= -8.2e-7:
		tmp = R * math.acos((t_0 + (math.cos(phi1) * t_1)))
	else:
		tmp = R * math.acos((t_0 + (math.cos(phi2) * t_1)))
	return tmp
phi1, phi2 = sort([phi1, phi2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	t_0 = Float64(phi1 * sin(phi2))
	t_1 = cos(Float64(lambda1 - lambda2))
	tmp = 0.0
	if (phi1 <= -1.15e+77)
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(cos(phi1) * Float64(cos(lambda1) + Float64(lambda2 * sin(lambda1))))));
	elseif (phi1 <= -8.2e-7)
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(t_0 + Float64(cos(phi1) * t_1))));
	else
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(t_0 + Float64(cos(phi2) * t_1))));
	end
	return tmp
end
phi1, phi2 = num2cell(sort([phi1, phi2])){:}
function tmp_2 = code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	t_0 = phi1 * sin(phi2);
	t_1 = cos((lambda1 - lambda2));
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (phi1 <= -1.15e+77)
		tmp = R * acos((cos(phi1) * (cos(lambda1) + (lambda2 * sin(lambda1)))));
	elseif (phi1 <= -8.2e-7)
		tmp = R * acos((t_0 + (cos(phi1) * t_1)));
	else
		tmp = R * acos((t_0 + (cos(phi2) * t_1)));
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 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]}, Block[{t$95$1 = N[Cos[N[(lambda1 - lambda2), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]}, If[LessEqual[phi1, -1.15e+77], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[(N[Cos[lambda1], $MachinePrecision] + N[(lambda2 * N[Sin[lambda1], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], If[LessEqual[phi1, -8.2e-7], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(t$95$0 + N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * t$95$1), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(t$95$0 + N[(N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision] * t$95$1), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]]]
\begin{array}{l}
[phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\
\\
\begin{array}{l}
t_0 := \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\\
t_1 := \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\\
\mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -1.15 \cdot 10^{+77}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 + \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right)\right)\\

\mathbf{elif}\;\phi_1 \leq -8.2 \cdot 10^{-7}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_0 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot t_1\right)\\

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


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 3 regimes
  2. if phi1 < -1.14999999999999997e77

    1. Initial program 84.3%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 9.1%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\color{blue}{\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2} + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Taylor expanded in lambda2 around 0 8.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1 + \cos \lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Taylor expanded in phi2 around 0 44.4%

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

    if -1.14999999999999997e77 < phi1 < -8.1999999999999998e-7

    1. Initial program 77.2%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 46.6%

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

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

    if -8.1999999999999998e-7 < phi1

    1. Initial program 71.7%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 53.5%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\color{blue}{\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2} + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 47.4%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}\right) \cdot R \]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification46.5%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -1.15 \cdot 10^{+77}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 + \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\phi_1 \leq -8.2 \cdot 10^{-7}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \phi_2 \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 20: 36.6% accurate, 1.5× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\ \\ \begin{array}{l} t_0 := \cos \lambda_1 + \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\\ \mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -2.7 \cdot 10^{-6}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot t_0\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\phi_1 \leq 1.7 \cdot 10^{-288}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) + \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot t_0\right)\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (let* ((t_0 (+ (cos lambda1) (* lambda2 (sin lambda1)))))
   (if (<= phi1 -2.7e-6)
     (* R (acos (* (cos phi1) t_0)))
     (if (<= phi1 1.7e-288)
       (* R (acos (+ (cos (- lambda1 lambda2)) (* phi1 (sin phi2)))))
       (* R (acos (* (cos phi2) t_0)))))))
assert(phi1 < phi2);
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double t_0 = cos(lambda1) + (lambda2 * sin(lambda1));
	double tmp;
	if (phi1 <= -2.7e-6) {
		tmp = R * acos((cos(phi1) * t_0));
	} else if (phi1 <= 1.7e-288) {
		tmp = R * acos((cos((lambda1 - lambda2)) + (phi1 * sin(phi2))));
	} else {
		tmp = R * acos((cos(phi2) * t_0));
	}
	return tmp;
}
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 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(lambda1) + (lambda2 * sin(lambda1))
    if (phi1 <= (-2.7d-6)) then
        tmp = r * acos((cos(phi1) * t_0))
    else if (phi1 <= 1.7d-288) then
        tmp = r * acos((cos((lambda1 - lambda2)) + (phi1 * sin(phi2))))
    else
        tmp = r * acos((cos(phi2) * t_0))
    end if
    code = tmp
end function
assert phi1 < phi2;
public static double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double t_0 = Math.cos(lambda1) + (lambda2 * Math.sin(lambda1));
	double tmp;
	if (phi1 <= -2.7e-6) {
		tmp = R * Math.acos((Math.cos(phi1) * t_0));
	} else if (phi1 <= 1.7e-288) {
		tmp = R * Math.acos((Math.cos((lambda1 - lambda2)) + (phi1 * Math.sin(phi2))));
	} else {
		tmp = R * Math.acos((Math.cos(phi2) * t_0));
	}
	return tmp;
}
[phi1, phi2] = sort([phi1, phi2])
def code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2):
	t_0 = math.cos(lambda1) + (lambda2 * math.sin(lambda1))
	tmp = 0
	if phi1 <= -2.7e-6:
		tmp = R * math.acos((math.cos(phi1) * t_0))
	elif phi1 <= 1.7e-288:
		tmp = R * math.acos((math.cos((lambda1 - lambda2)) + (phi1 * math.sin(phi2))))
	else:
		tmp = R * math.acos((math.cos(phi2) * t_0))
	return tmp
phi1, phi2 = sort([phi1, phi2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	t_0 = Float64(cos(lambda1) + Float64(lambda2 * sin(lambda1)))
	tmp = 0.0
	if (phi1 <= -2.7e-6)
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(cos(phi1) * t_0)));
	elseif (phi1 <= 1.7e-288)
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(cos(Float64(lambda1 - lambda2)) + Float64(phi1 * sin(phi2)))));
	else
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(cos(phi2) * t_0)));
	end
	return tmp
end
phi1, phi2 = num2cell(sort([phi1, phi2])){:}
function tmp_2 = code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	t_0 = cos(lambda1) + (lambda2 * sin(lambda1));
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (phi1 <= -2.7e-6)
		tmp = R * acos((cos(phi1) * t_0));
	elseif (phi1 <= 1.7e-288)
		tmp = R * acos((cos((lambda1 - lambda2)) + (phi1 * sin(phi2))));
	else
		tmp = R * acos((cos(phi2) * t_0));
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
code[R_, lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := Block[{t$95$0 = N[(N[Cos[lambda1], $MachinePrecision] + N[(lambda2 * N[Sin[lambda1], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]}, If[LessEqual[phi1, -2.7e-6], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * t$95$0), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], If[LessEqual[phi1, 1.7e-288], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[Cos[N[(lambda1 - lambda2), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] + N[(phi1 * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision] * t$95$0), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]]
\begin{array}{l}
[phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\
\\
\begin{array}{l}
t_0 := \cos \lambda_1 + \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\\
\mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -2.7 \cdot 10^{-6}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot t_0\right)\\

\mathbf{elif}\;\phi_1 \leq 1.7 \cdot 10^{-288}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) + \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\\

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


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 3 regimes
  2. if phi1 < -2.69999999999999998e-6

    1. Initial program 81.5%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 21.2%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\color{blue}{\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2} + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Taylor expanded in lambda2 around 0 13.5%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1 + \cos \lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Taylor expanded in phi2 around 0 38.8%

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

    if -2.69999999999999998e-6 < phi1 < 1.69999999999999986e-288

    1. Initial program 67.8%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 67.8%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\color{blue}{\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2} + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Taylor expanded in phi2 around 0 36.4%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 36.1%

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

    if 1.69999999999999986e-288 < phi1

    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 phi1 around 0 46.9%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\color{blue}{\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2} + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Taylor expanded in lambda2 around 0 26.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1 + \cos \lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 22.9%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \color{blue}{\left(\left(\lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1 + \cos \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right)} \cdot R \]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification30.4%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -2.7 \cdot 10^{-6}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 + \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\phi_1 \leq 1.7 \cdot 10^{-288}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) + \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 + \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right)\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 21: 35.6% accurate, 1.5× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\ \\ \begin{array}{l} t_0 := \cos \lambda_1 + \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\\ \mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -1.02 \cdot 10^{+76}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot t_0\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\phi_1 \leq -7.5 \cdot 10^{-13}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot t_0\right)\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (let* ((t_0 (+ (cos lambda1) (* lambda2 (sin lambda1)))))
   (if (<= phi1 -1.02e+76)
     (* R (acos (* (cos phi1) t_0)))
     (if (<= phi1 -7.5e-13)
       (* R (acos (+ (* phi1 (sin phi2)) (* (cos phi1) (cos lambda2)))))
       (* R (acos (* (cos phi2) t_0)))))))
assert(phi1 < phi2);
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double t_0 = cos(lambda1) + (lambda2 * sin(lambda1));
	double tmp;
	if (phi1 <= -1.02e+76) {
		tmp = R * acos((cos(phi1) * t_0));
	} else if (phi1 <= -7.5e-13) {
		tmp = R * acos(((phi1 * sin(phi2)) + (cos(phi1) * cos(lambda2))));
	} else {
		tmp = R * acos((cos(phi2) * t_0));
	}
	return tmp;
}
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 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(lambda1) + (lambda2 * sin(lambda1))
    if (phi1 <= (-1.02d+76)) then
        tmp = r * acos((cos(phi1) * t_0))
    else if (phi1 <= (-7.5d-13)) then
        tmp = r * acos(((phi1 * sin(phi2)) + (cos(phi1) * cos(lambda2))))
    else
        tmp = r * acos((cos(phi2) * t_0))
    end if
    code = tmp
end function
assert phi1 < phi2;
public static double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double t_0 = Math.cos(lambda1) + (lambda2 * Math.sin(lambda1));
	double tmp;
	if (phi1 <= -1.02e+76) {
		tmp = R * Math.acos((Math.cos(phi1) * t_0));
	} else if (phi1 <= -7.5e-13) {
		tmp = R * Math.acos(((phi1 * Math.sin(phi2)) + (Math.cos(phi1) * Math.cos(lambda2))));
	} else {
		tmp = R * Math.acos((Math.cos(phi2) * t_0));
	}
	return tmp;
}
[phi1, phi2] = sort([phi1, phi2])
def code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2):
	t_0 = math.cos(lambda1) + (lambda2 * math.sin(lambda1))
	tmp = 0
	if phi1 <= -1.02e+76:
		tmp = R * math.acos((math.cos(phi1) * t_0))
	elif phi1 <= -7.5e-13:
		tmp = R * math.acos(((phi1 * math.sin(phi2)) + (math.cos(phi1) * math.cos(lambda2))))
	else:
		tmp = R * math.acos((math.cos(phi2) * t_0))
	return tmp
phi1, phi2 = sort([phi1, phi2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	t_0 = Float64(cos(lambda1) + Float64(lambda2 * sin(lambda1)))
	tmp = 0.0
	if (phi1 <= -1.02e+76)
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(cos(phi1) * t_0)));
	elseif (phi1 <= -7.5e-13)
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(Float64(phi1 * sin(phi2)) + Float64(cos(phi1) * cos(lambda2)))));
	else
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(cos(phi2) * t_0)));
	end
	return tmp
end
phi1, phi2 = num2cell(sort([phi1, phi2])){:}
function tmp_2 = code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	t_0 = cos(lambda1) + (lambda2 * sin(lambda1));
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (phi1 <= -1.02e+76)
		tmp = R * acos((cos(phi1) * t_0));
	elseif (phi1 <= -7.5e-13)
		tmp = R * acos(((phi1 * sin(phi2)) + (cos(phi1) * cos(lambda2))));
	else
		tmp = R * acos((cos(phi2) * t_0));
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
code[R_, lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := Block[{t$95$0 = N[(N[Cos[lambda1], $MachinePrecision] + N[(lambda2 * N[Sin[lambda1], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]}, If[LessEqual[phi1, -1.02e+76], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * t$95$0), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], If[LessEqual[phi1, -7.5e-13], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[(phi1 * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[lambda2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision] * t$95$0), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]]
\begin{array}{l}
[phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\
\\
\begin{array}{l}
t_0 := \cos \lambda_1 + \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\\
\mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -1.02 \cdot 10^{+76}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot t_0\right)\\

\mathbf{elif}\;\phi_1 \leq -7.5 \cdot 10^{-13}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)\\

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


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 3 regimes
  2. if phi1 < -1.02000000000000007e76

    1. Initial program 84.3%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 9.1%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\color{blue}{\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2} + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Taylor expanded in lambda2 around 0 8.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1 + \cos \lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Taylor expanded in phi2 around 0 44.4%

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

    if -1.02000000000000007e76 < phi1 < -7.5000000000000004e-13

    1. Initial program 75.3%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 46.9%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\color{blue}{\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2} + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Taylor expanded in phi2 around 0 42.2%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Taylor expanded in lambda1 around 0 31.0%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \left(-\lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
    5. Step-by-step derivation
      1. cos-neg31.0%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \color{blue}{\cos \lambda_2}\right) \cdot R \]
      2. *-commutative31.0%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \lambda_2 \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    6. Simplified31.0%

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

    if -7.5000000000000004e-13 < phi1

    1. Initial program 72.0%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 53.5%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\color{blue}{\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2} + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Taylor expanded in lambda2 around 0 31.6%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1 + \cos \lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 29.0%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \color{blue}{\left(\left(\lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1 + \cos \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\right)} \cdot R \]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification31.9%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -1.02 \cdot 10^{+76}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 + \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\phi_1 \leq -7.5 \cdot 10^{-13}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 + \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right)\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 22: 20.4% accurate, 1.5× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\ \\ \begin{array}{l} t_0 := \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\\ t_1 := \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\\ \mathbf{if}\;t_1 \leq 0.99182:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_1 + t_0\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} t_0\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (let* ((t_0 (* phi1 (sin phi2))) (t_1 (cos (- lambda1 lambda2))))
   (if (<= t_1 0.99182) (* R (acos (+ t_1 t_0))) (* R (acos t_0)))))
assert(phi1 < phi2);
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double t_0 = phi1 * sin(phi2);
	double t_1 = cos((lambda1 - lambda2));
	double tmp;
	if (t_1 <= 0.99182) {
		tmp = R * acos((t_1 + t_0));
	} else {
		tmp = R * acos(t_0);
	}
	return tmp;
}
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 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 = phi1 * sin(phi2)
    t_1 = cos((lambda1 - lambda2))
    if (t_1 <= 0.99182d0) then
        tmp = r * acos((t_1 + t_0))
    else
        tmp = r * acos(t_0)
    end if
    code = tmp
end function
assert phi1 < phi2;
public static double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double t_0 = phi1 * Math.sin(phi2);
	double t_1 = Math.cos((lambda1 - lambda2));
	double tmp;
	if (t_1 <= 0.99182) {
		tmp = R * Math.acos((t_1 + t_0));
	} else {
		tmp = R * Math.acos(t_0);
	}
	return tmp;
}
[phi1, phi2] = sort([phi1, phi2])
def code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2):
	t_0 = phi1 * math.sin(phi2)
	t_1 = math.cos((lambda1 - lambda2))
	tmp = 0
	if t_1 <= 0.99182:
		tmp = R * math.acos((t_1 + t_0))
	else:
		tmp = R * math.acos(t_0)
	return tmp
phi1, phi2 = sort([phi1, phi2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	t_0 = Float64(phi1 * sin(phi2))
	t_1 = cos(Float64(lambda1 - lambda2))
	tmp = 0.0
	if (t_1 <= 0.99182)
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(t_1 + t_0)));
	else
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(t_0));
	end
	return tmp
end
phi1, phi2 = num2cell(sort([phi1, phi2])){:}
function tmp_2 = code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	t_0 = phi1 * sin(phi2);
	t_1 = cos((lambda1 - lambda2));
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (t_1 <= 0.99182)
		tmp = R * acos((t_1 + t_0));
	else
		tmp = R * acos(t_0);
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 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]}, Block[{t$95$1 = N[Cos[N[(lambda1 - lambda2), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]}, If[LessEqual[t$95$1, 0.99182], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(t$95$1 + t$95$0), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(R * N[ArcCos[t$95$0], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]]
\begin{array}{l}
[phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\
\\
\begin{array}{l}
t_0 := \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\\
t_1 := \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\\
\mathbf{if}\;t_1 \leq 0.99182:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(t_1 + t_0\right)\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} t_0\\


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 2 regimes
  2. if (cos.f64 (-.f64 lambda1 lambda2)) < 0.991820000000000035

    1. Initial program 74.5%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 44.5%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\color{blue}{\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2} + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Taylor expanded in phi2 around 0 32.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 26.0%

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

    if 0.991820000000000035 < (cos.f64 (-.f64 lambda1 lambda2))

    1. Initial program 74.7%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 45.7%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\color{blue}{\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2} + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Taylor expanded in lambda2 around 0 41.8%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1 + \cos \lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Taylor expanded in phi1 around inf 11.2%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \color{blue}{\left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)} \cdot R \]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification22.0%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \leq 0.99182:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) + \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 23: 23.2% accurate, 1.5× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\ \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -1.35 \cdot 10^{+44}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\lambda_2 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right)\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) + \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= phi1 -1.35e+44)
   (* R (acos (* (cos phi2) (* lambda2 (* (cos phi1) (sin lambda1))))))
   (* R (acos (+ (cos (- lambda1 lambda2)) (* phi1 (sin phi2)))))))
assert(phi1 < phi2);
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double tmp;
	if (phi1 <= -1.35e+44) {
		tmp = R * acos((cos(phi2) * (lambda2 * (cos(phi1) * sin(lambda1)))));
	} else {
		tmp = R * acos((cos((lambda1 - lambda2)) + (phi1 * sin(phi2))));
	}
	return tmp;
}
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 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 (phi1 <= (-1.35d+44)) then
        tmp = r * acos((cos(phi2) * (lambda2 * (cos(phi1) * sin(lambda1)))))
    else
        tmp = r * acos((cos((lambda1 - lambda2)) + (phi1 * sin(phi2))))
    end if
    code = tmp
end function
assert phi1 < phi2;
public static double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double tmp;
	if (phi1 <= -1.35e+44) {
		tmp = R * Math.acos((Math.cos(phi2) * (lambda2 * (Math.cos(phi1) * Math.sin(lambda1)))));
	} else {
		tmp = R * Math.acos((Math.cos((lambda1 - lambda2)) + (phi1 * Math.sin(phi2))));
	}
	return tmp;
}
[phi1, phi2] = sort([phi1, phi2])
def code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2):
	tmp = 0
	if phi1 <= -1.35e+44:
		tmp = R * math.acos((math.cos(phi2) * (lambda2 * (math.cos(phi1) * math.sin(lambda1)))))
	else:
		tmp = R * math.acos((math.cos((lambda1 - lambda2)) + (phi1 * math.sin(phi2))))
	return tmp
phi1, phi2 = sort([phi1, phi2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (phi1 <= -1.35e+44)
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(cos(phi2) * Float64(lambda2 * Float64(cos(phi1) * sin(lambda1))))));
	else
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(cos(Float64(lambda1 - lambda2)) + Float64(phi1 * sin(phi2)))));
	end
	return tmp
end
phi1, phi2 = num2cell(sort([phi1, phi2])){:}
function tmp_2 = code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (phi1 <= -1.35e+44)
		tmp = R * acos((cos(phi2) * (lambda2 * (cos(phi1) * sin(lambda1)))));
	else
		tmp = R * acos((cos((lambda1 - lambda2)) + (phi1 * sin(phi2))));
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
code[R_, lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := If[LessEqual[phi1, -1.35e+44], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision] * N[(lambda2 * N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[lambda1], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[Cos[N[(lambda1 - lambda2), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] + N[(phi1 * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]
\begin{array}{l}
[phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\
\\
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -1.35 \cdot 10^{+44}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\lambda_2 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right)\right)\right)\\

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


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 2 regimes
  2. if phi1 < -1.35e44

    1. Initial program 82.7%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 12.6%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\color{blue}{\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2} + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Taylor expanded in lambda2 around 0 9.2%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1 + \cos \lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Taylor expanded in lambda2 around inf 14.8%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \color{blue}{\left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\lambda_2 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right)\right)\right)} \cdot R \]
    5. Step-by-step derivation
      1. *-commutative14.8%

        \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\lambda_2 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \phi_1\right)}\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    6. Simplified14.8%

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

    if -1.35e44 < phi1

    1. Initial program 72.3%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 53.5%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\color{blue}{\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2} + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Taylor expanded in phi2 around 0 33.1%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 24.6%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification22.6%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\phi_1 \leq -1.35 \cdot 10^{+44}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\lambda_2 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right)\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) + \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 24: 28.5% accurate, 1.5× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\ \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\lambda_2 \leq 2.2 \cdot 10^{+56}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 + \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) + \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= lambda2 2.2e+56)
   (* R (acos (* (cos phi1) (+ (cos lambda1) (* lambda2 (sin lambda1))))))
   (* R (acos (+ (cos (- lambda1 lambda2)) (* phi1 (sin phi2)))))))
assert(phi1 < phi2);
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double tmp;
	if (lambda2 <= 2.2e+56) {
		tmp = R * acos((cos(phi1) * (cos(lambda1) + (lambda2 * sin(lambda1)))));
	} else {
		tmp = R * acos((cos((lambda1 - lambda2)) + (phi1 * sin(phi2))));
	}
	return tmp;
}
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 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 <= 2.2d+56) then
        tmp = r * acos((cos(phi1) * (cos(lambda1) + (lambda2 * sin(lambda1)))))
    else
        tmp = r * acos((cos((lambda1 - lambda2)) + (phi1 * sin(phi2))))
    end if
    code = tmp
end function
assert phi1 < phi2;
public static double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double tmp;
	if (lambda2 <= 2.2e+56) {
		tmp = R * Math.acos((Math.cos(phi1) * (Math.cos(lambda1) + (lambda2 * Math.sin(lambda1)))));
	} else {
		tmp = R * Math.acos((Math.cos((lambda1 - lambda2)) + (phi1 * Math.sin(phi2))));
	}
	return tmp;
}
[phi1, phi2] = sort([phi1, phi2])
def code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2):
	tmp = 0
	if lambda2 <= 2.2e+56:
		tmp = R * math.acos((math.cos(phi1) * (math.cos(lambda1) + (lambda2 * math.sin(lambda1)))))
	else:
		tmp = R * math.acos((math.cos((lambda1 - lambda2)) + (phi1 * math.sin(phi2))))
	return tmp
phi1, phi2 = sort([phi1, phi2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (lambda2 <= 2.2e+56)
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(cos(phi1) * Float64(cos(lambda1) + Float64(lambda2 * sin(lambda1))))));
	else
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(cos(Float64(lambda1 - lambda2)) + Float64(phi1 * sin(phi2)))));
	end
	return tmp
end
phi1, phi2 = num2cell(sort([phi1, phi2])){:}
function tmp_2 = code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (lambda2 <= 2.2e+56)
		tmp = R * acos((cos(phi1) * (cos(lambda1) + (lambda2 * sin(lambda1)))));
	else
		tmp = R * acos((cos((lambda1 - lambda2)) + (phi1 * sin(phi2))));
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
code[R_, lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := If[LessEqual[lambda2, 2.2e+56], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[(N[Cos[lambda1], $MachinePrecision] + N[(lambda2 * N[Sin[lambda1], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[Cos[N[(lambda1 - lambda2), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] + N[(phi1 * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]
\begin{array}{l}
[phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\
\\
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;\lambda_2 \leq 2.2 \cdot 10^{+56}:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 + \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right)\right)\\

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


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 2 regimes
  2. if lambda2 < 2.20000000000000016e56

    1. Initial program 78.5%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 47.1%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\color{blue}{\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2} + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Taylor expanded in lambda2 around 0 32.0%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1 + \cos \lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Taylor expanded in phi2 around 0 30.2%

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

    if 2.20000000000000016e56 < lambda2

    1. Initial program 53.6%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 33.0%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\color{blue}{\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2} + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Taylor expanded in phi2 around 0 26.3%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 19.3%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification28.5%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\lambda_2 \leq 2.2 \cdot 10^{+56}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos \lambda_1 + \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) + \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 25: 21.0% accurate, 2.9× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\ \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\phi_2 \leq 0.35:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) + \phi_1 \cdot \phi_2\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= phi2 0.35)
   (* R (acos (+ (cos (- lambda1 lambda2)) (* phi1 phi2))))
   (* R (acos (* phi1 (sin phi2))))))
assert(phi1 < phi2);
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double tmp;
	if (phi2 <= 0.35) {
		tmp = R * acos((cos((lambda1 - lambda2)) + (phi1 * phi2)));
	} else {
		tmp = R * acos((phi1 * sin(phi2)));
	}
	return tmp;
}
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 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 <= 0.35d0) then
        tmp = r * acos((cos((lambda1 - lambda2)) + (phi1 * phi2)))
    else
        tmp = r * acos((phi1 * sin(phi2)))
    end if
    code = tmp
end function
assert phi1 < phi2;
public static double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double tmp;
	if (phi2 <= 0.35) {
		tmp = R * Math.acos((Math.cos((lambda1 - lambda2)) + (phi1 * phi2)));
	} else {
		tmp = R * Math.acos((phi1 * Math.sin(phi2)));
	}
	return tmp;
}
[phi1, phi2] = sort([phi1, phi2])
def code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2):
	tmp = 0
	if phi2 <= 0.35:
		tmp = R * math.acos((math.cos((lambda1 - lambda2)) + (phi1 * phi2)))
	else:
		tmp = R * math.acos((phi1 * math.sin(phi2)))
	return tmp
phi1, phi2 = sort([phi1, phi2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (phi2 <= 0.35)
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(cos(Float64(lambda1 - lambda2)) + Float64(phi1 * phi2))));
	else
		tmp = Float64(R * acos(Float64(phi1 * sin(phi2))));
	end
	return tmp
end
phi1, phi2 = num2cell(sort([phi1, phi2])){:}
function tmp_2 = code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (phi2 <= 0.35)
		tmp = R * acos((cos((lambda1 - lambda2)) + (phi1 * phi2)));
	else
		tmp = R * acos((phi1 * sin(phi2)));
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
code[R_, lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := If[LessEqual[phi2, 0.35], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(N[Cos[N[(lambda1 - lambda2), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] + N[(phi1 * phi2), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(phi1 * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]
\begin{array}{l}
[phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\
\\
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;\phi_2 \leq 0.35:\\
\;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) + \phi_1 \cdot \phi_2\right)\\

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


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 2 regimes
  2. if phi2 < 0.34999999999999998

    1. Initial program 74.5%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 48.1%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\color{blue}{\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2} + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Taylor expanded in phi2 around 0 36.1%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 24.3%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
    5. Taylor expanded in phi2 around 0 22.5%

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

    if 0.34999999999999998 < phi2

    1. Initial program 74.5%

      \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    2. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 35.0%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\color{blue}{\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2} + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
    3. Taylor expanded in lambda2 around 0 24.4%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1 + \cos \lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
    4. Taylor expanded in phi1 around inf 10.1%

      \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \color{blue}{\left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)} \cdot R \]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification19.4%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\phi_2 \leq 0.35:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) + \phi_1 \cdot \phi_2\right)\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 26: 12.2% accurate, 3.0× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} [phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\ \\ R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right) \end{array} \]
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
(FPCore (R lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (* R (acos (* phi1 (sin phi2)))))
assert(phi1 < phi2);
double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	return R * acos((phi1 * sin(phi2)));
}
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 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)))
end function
assert phi1 < phi2;
public static double code(double R, double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	return R * Math.acos((phi1 * Math.sin(phi2)));
}
[phi1, phi2] = sort([phi1, phi2])
def code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2):
	return R * math.acos((phi1 * math.sin(phi2)))
phi1, phi2 = sort([phi1, phi2])
function code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	return Float64(R * acos(Float64(phi1 * sin(phi2))))
end
phi1, phi2 = num2cell(sort([phi1, phi2])){:}
function tmp = code(R, lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	tmp = R * acos((phi1 * sin(phi2)));
end
NOTE: phi1 and phi2 should be sorted in increasing order before calling this function.
code[R_, lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := N[(R * N[ArcCos[N[(phi1 * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}
[phi1, phi2] = \mathsf{sort}([phi1, phi2])\\
\\
R \cdot \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Initial program 74.5%

    \[\cos^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
  2. Taylor expanded in phi1 around 0 44.8%

    \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\color{blue}{\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2} + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot R \]
  3. Taylor expanded in lambda2 around 0 27.1%

    \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1 + \cos \lambda_1\right)}\right) \cdot R \]
  4. Taylor expanded in phi1 around inf 12.3%

    \[\leadsto \cos^{-1} \color{blue}{\left(\phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\right)} \cdot R \]
  5. Final simplification12.3%

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

Reproduce

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herbie shell --seed 2023202 
(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))