Destination given bearing on a great circle

Percentage Accurate: 99.8% → 99.9%
Time: 20.4s
Alternatives: 16
Speedup: 1.3×

Specification

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\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\left(\sin theta \cdot \sin delta\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}{\cos delta - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \sin^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos delta + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin delta\right) \cdot \cos theta\right)} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (lambda1 phi1 phi2 delta theta)
 :precision binary64
 (+
  lambda1
  (atan2
   (* (* (sin theta) (sin delta)) (cos phi1))
   (-
    (cos delta)
    (*
     (sin phi1)
     (sin
      (asin
       (+
        (* (sin phi1) (cos delta))
        (* (* (cos phi1) (sin delta)) (cos theta))))))))))
double code(double lambda1, double phi1, double phi2, double delta, double theta) {
	return lambda1 + atan2(((sin(theta) * sin(delta)) * cos(phi1)), (cos(delta) - (sin(phi1) * sin(asin(((sin(phi1) * cos(delta)) + ((cos(phi1) * sin(delta)) * cos(theta))))))));
}
real(8) function code(lambda1, phi1, phi2, delta, theta)
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda1
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi1
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi2
    real(8), intent (in) :: delta
    real(8), intent (in) :: theta
    code = lambda1 + atan2(((sin(theta) * sin(delta)) * cos(phi1)), (cos(delta) - (sin(phi1) * sin(asin(((sin(phi1) * cos(delta)) + ((cos(phi1) * sin(delta)) * cos(theta))))))))
end function
public static double code(double lambda1, double phi1, double phi2, double delta, double theta) {
	return lambda1 + Math.atan2(((Math.sin(theta) * Math.sin(delta)) * Math.cos(phi1)), (Math.cos(delta) - (Math.sin(phi1) * Math.sin(Math.asin(((Math.sin(phi1) * Math.cos(delta)) + ((Math.cos(phi1) * Math.sin(delta)) * Math.cos(theta))))))));
}
def code(lambda1, phi1, phi2, delta, theta):
	return lambda1 + math.atan2(((math.sin(theta) * math.sin(delta)) * math.cos(phi1)), (math.cos(delta) - (math.sin(phi1) * math.sin(math.asin(((math.sin(phi1) * math.cos(delta)) + ((math.cos(phi1) * math.sin(delta)) * math.cos(theta))))))))
function code(lambda1, phi1, phi2, delta, theta)
	return Float64(lambda1 + atan(Float64(Float64(sin(theta) * sin(delta)) * cos(phi1)), Float64(cos(delta) - Float64(sin(phi1) * sin(asin(Float64(Float64(sin(phi1) * cos(delta)) + Float64(Float64(cos(phi1) * sin(delta)) * cos(theta)))))))))
end
function tmp = code(lambda1, phi1, phi2, delta, theta)
	tmp = lambda1 + atan2(((sin(theta) * sin(delta)) * cos(phi1)), (cos(delta) - (sin(phi1) * sin(asin(((sin(phi1) * cos(delta)) + ((cos(phi1) * sin(delta)) * cos(theta))))))));
end
code[lambda1_, phi1_, phi2_, delta_, theta_] := N[(lambda1 + N[ArcTan[N[(N[(N[Sin[theta], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[delta], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] / N[(N[Cos[delta], $MachinePrecision] - N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[N[ArcSin[N[(N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[delta], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[delta], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[theta], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}

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\lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\left(\sin theta \cdot \sin delta\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}{\cos delta - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \sin^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos delta + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin delta\right) \cdot \cos theta\right)}
\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 16 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: 99.8% accurate, 1.0× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\left(\sin theta \cdot \sin delta\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}{\cos delta - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \sin^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos delta + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin delta\right) \cdot \cos theta\right)} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (lambda1 phi1 phi2 delta theta)
 :precision binary64
 (+
  lambda1
  (atan2
   (* (* (sin theta) (sin delta)) (cos phi1))
   (-
    (cos delta)
    (*
     (sin phi1)
     (sin
      (asin
       (+
        (* (sin phi1) (cos delta))
        (* (* (cos phi1) (sin delta)) (cos theta))))))))))
double code(double lambda1, double phi1, double phi2, double delta, double theta) {
	return lambda1 + atan2(((sin(theta) * sin(delta)) * cos(phi1)), (cos(delta) - (sin(phi1) * sin(asin(((sin(phi1) * cos(delta)) + ((cos(phi1) * sin(delta)) * cos(theta))))))));
}
real(8) function code(lambda1, phi1, phi2, delta, theta)
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda1
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi1
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi2
    real(8), intent (in) :: delta
    real(8), intent (in) :: theta
    code = lambda1 + atan2(((sin(theta) * sin(delta)) * cos(phi1)), (cos(delta) - (sin(phi1) * sin(asin(((sin(phi1) * cos(delta)) + ((cos(phi1) * sin(delta)) * cos(theta))))))))
end function
public static double code(double lambda1, double phi1, double phi2, double delta, double theta) {
	return lambda1 + Math.atan2(((Math.sin(theta) * Math.sin(delta)) * Math.cos(phi1)), (Math.cos(delta) - (Math.sin(phi1) * Math.sin(Math.asin(((Math.sin(phi1) * Math.cos(delta)) + ((Math.cos(phi1) * Math.sin(delta)) * Math.cos(theta))))))));
}
def code(lambda1, phi1, phi2, delta, theta):
	return lambda1 + math.atan2(((math.sin(theta) * math.sin(delta)) * math.cos(phi1)), (math.cos(delta) - (math.sin(phi1) * math.sin(math.asin(((math.sin(phi1) * math.cos(delta)) + ((math.cos(phi1) * math.sin(delta)) * math.cos(theta))))))))
function code(lambda1, phi1, phi2, delta, theta)
	return Float64(lambda1 + atan(Float64(Float64(sin(theta) * sin(delta)) * cos(phi1)), Float64(cos(delta) - Float64(sin(phi1) * sin(asin(Float64(Float64(sin(phi1) * cos(delta)) + Float64(Float64(cos(phi1) * sin(delta)) * cos(theta)))))))))
end
function tmp = code(lambda1, phi1, phi2, delta, theta)
	tmp = lambda1 + atan2(((sin(theta) * sin(delta)) * cos(phi1)), (cos(delta) - (sin(phi1) * sin(asin(((sin(phi1) * cos(delta)) + ((cos(phi1) * sin(delta)) * cos(theta))))))));
end
code[lambda1_, phi1_, phi2_, delta_, theta_] := N[(lambda1 + N[ArcTan[N[(N[(N[Sin[theta], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[delta], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] / N[(N[Cos[delta], $MachinePrecision] - N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[N[ArcSin[N[(N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[delta], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[delta], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[theta], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}

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\lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\left(\sin theta \cdot \sin delta\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}{\cos delta - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \sin^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos delta + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin delta\right) \cdot \cos theta\right)}
\end{array}

Alternative 1: 99.9% accurate, 1.3× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin delta \cdot \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin theta\right)}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos theta, -\sin delta \cdot \sin \phi_1, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos delta\right)} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (lambda1 phi1 phi2 delta theta)
 :precision binary64
 (+
  lambda1
  (atan2
   (* (sin delta) (* (cos phi1) (sin theta)))
   (*
    (cos phi1)
    (fma
     (cos theta)
     (- (* (sin delta) (sin phi1)))
     (* (cos phi1) (cos delta)))))))
double code(double lambda1, double phi1, double phi2, double delta, double theta) {
	return lambda1 + atan2((sin(delta) * (cos(phi1) * sin(theta))), (cos(phi1) * fma(cos(theta), -(sin(delta) * sin(phi1)), (cos(phi1) * cos(delta)))));
}
function code(lambda1, phi1, phi2, delta, theta)
	return Float64(lambda1 + atan(Float64(sin(delta) * Float64(cos(phi1) * sin(theta))), Float64(cos(phi1) * fma(cos(theta), Float64(-Float64(sin(delta) * sin(phi1))), Float64(cos(phi1) * cos(delta))))))
end
code[lambda1_, phi1_, phi2_, delta_, theta_] := N[(lambda1 + N[ArcTan[N[(N[Sin[delta], $MachinePrecision] * N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[theta], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] / N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[(N[Cos[theta], $MachinePrecision] * (-N[(N[Sin[delta], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]) + N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[delta], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}

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\lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin delta \cdot \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin theta\right)}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos theta, -\sin delta \cdot \sin \phi_1, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos delta\right)}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Initial program 99.8%

    \[\lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\left(\sin theta \cdot \sin delta\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}{\cos delta - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \sin^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos delta + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin delta\right) \cdot \cos theta\right)} \]
  2. Add Preprocessing
  3. Step-by-step derivation
    1. lift--.f64N/A

      \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\left(\sin theta \cdot \sin delta\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}{\color{blue}{\cos delta - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \sin^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos delta + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin delta\right) \cdot \cos theta\right)}} \]
    2. lift-*.f64N/A

      \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\left(\sin theta \cdot \sin delta\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}{\cos delta - \color{blue}{\sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \sin^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos delta + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin delta\right) \cdot \cos theta\right)}} \]
    3. lift-sin.f64N/A

      \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\left(\sin theta \cdot \sin delta\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}{\cos delta - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \color{blue}{\sin \sin^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos delta + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin delta\right) \cdot \cos theta\right)}} \]
    4. lift-asin.f64N/A

      \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\left(\sin theta \cdot \sin delta\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}{\cos delta - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \color{blue}{\sin^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos delta + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin delta\right) \cdot \cos theta\right)}} \]
    5. sin-asinN/A

      \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\left(\sin theta \cdot \sin delta\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}{\cos delta - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos delta + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin delta\right) \cdot \cos theta\right)}} \]
    6. lift-+.f64N/A

      \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\left(\sin theta \cdot \sin delta\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}{\cos delta - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos delta + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin delta\right) \cdot \cos theta\right)}} \]
    7. distribute-rgt-inN/A

      \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\left(\sin theta \cdot \sin delta\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}{\cos delta - \color{blue}{\left(\left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos delta\right) \cdot \sin \phi_1 + \left(\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin delta\right) \cdot \cos theta\right) \cdot \sin \phi_1\right)}} \]
    8. associate--r+N/A

      \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\left(\sin theta \cdot \sin delta\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}{\color{blue}{\left(\cos delta - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos delta\right) \cdot \sin \phi_1\right) - \left(\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin delta\right) \cdot \cos theta\right) \cdot \sin \phi_1}} \]
  4. Applied rewrites99.5%

    \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\left(\sin theta \cdot \sin delta\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}{\color{blue}{\left(\cos delta - \left(0.5 - 0.5 \cdot \cos \left(2 \cdot \phi_1\right)\right) \cdot \cos delta\right) - \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\sin delta \cdot \cos theta\right)\right) \cdot \sin \phi_1}} \]
  5. Taylor expanded in lambda1 around inf

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\lambda_1 \cdot \left(1 + \frac{\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\sin delta \cdot \sin theta\right)}{\cos delta - \left(\cos delta \cdot \left(\frac{1}{2} - \frac{1}{2} \cdot \cos \left(2 \cdot \phi_1\right)\right) + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos theta \cdot \left(\sin delta \cdot \sin \phi_1\right)\right)\right)}}{\lambda_1}\right)} \]
  6. Applied rewrites99.4%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(\lambda_1, \frac{\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\sin delta \cdot \sin theta\right)}{\mathsf{fma}\left(\left(-\mathsf{fma}\left(-0.5, \cos \left(\phi_1 \cdot 2\right), 0.5\right)\right) + 1, \cos delta, \cos theta \cdot \left(\sin delta \cdot \left(\left(-\cos \phi_1\right) \cdot \sin \phi_1\right)\right)\right)}}{\lambda_1}, \lambda_1\right)} \]
  7. Step-by-step derivation
    1. Applied rewrites99.9%

      \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(\lambda_1, \frac{\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\sin delta \cdot \sin theta\right)}{\mathsf{fma}\left({\cos \phi_1}^{2}, \cos delta, \cos theta \cdot \left(\sin delta \cdot \left(\left(-\cos \phi_1\right) \cdot \sin \phi_1\right)\right)\right)}}{\lambda_1}, \lambda_1\right) \]
    2. Taylor expanded in lambda1 around 0

      \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \color{blue}{\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\sin delta \cdot \sin theta\right)}{-1 \cdot \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos theta \cdot \left(\sin delta \cdot \sin \phi_1\right)\right)\right) + \cos delta \cdot {\cos \phi_1}^{2}}} \]
    3. Step-by-step derivation
      1. Applied rewrites99.9%

        \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin delta \cdot \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin theta\right)}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos theta, \sin delta \cdot \left(-\sin \phi_1\right), \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos delta\right)} + \color{blue}{\lambda_1} \]
      2. Final simplification99.9%

        \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin delta \cdot \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin theta\right)}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos theta, -\sin delta \cdot \sin \phi_1, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \cos delta\right)} \]
      3. Add Preprocessing

      Alternative 2: 94.6% accurate, 1.3× speedup?

      \[\begin{array}{l} \\ \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin delta \cdot \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin theta\right)}{\cos delta - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos delta, \sin \phi_1, \sin delta \cdot \cos \phi_1\right)} \end{array} \]
      (FPCore (lambda1 phi1 phi2 delta theta)
       :precision binary64
       (+
        lambda1
        (atan2
         (* (sin delta) (* (cos phi1) (sin theta)))
         (-
          (cos delta)
          (* (sin phi1) (fma (cos delta) (sin phi1) (* (sin delta) (cos phi1))))))))
      double code(double lambda1, double phi1, double phi2, double delta, double theta) {
      	return lambda1 + atan2((sin(delta) * (cos(phi1) * sin(theta))), (cos(delta) - (sin(phi1) * fma(cos(delta), sin(phi1), (sin(delta) * cos(phi1))))));
      }
      
      function code(lambda1, phi1, phi2, delta, theta)
      	return Float64(lambda1 + atan(Float64(sin(delta) * Float64(cos(phi1) * sin(theta))), Float64(cos(delta) - Float64(sin(phi1) * fma(cos(delta), sin(phi1), Float64(sin(delta) * cos(phi1)))))))
      end
      
      code[lambda1_, phi1_, phi2_, delta_, theta_] := N[(lambda1 + N[ArcTan[N[(N[Sin[delta], $MachinePrecision] * N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[theta], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] / N[(N[Cos[delta], $MachinePrecision] - N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[(N[Cos[delta], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Sin[delta], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]
      
      \begin{array}{l}
      
      \\
      \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin delta \cdot \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin theta\right)}{\cos delta - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos delta, \sin \phi_1, \sin delta \cdot \cos \phi_1\right)}
      \end{array}
      
      Derivation
      1. Initial program 99.8%

        \[\lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\left(\sin theta \cdot \sin delta\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}{\cos delta - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \sin \sin^{-1} \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos delta + \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin delta\right) \cdot \cos theta\right)} \]
      2. Add Preprocessing
      3. Taylor expanded in theta around 0

        \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\left(\sin theta \cdot \sin delta\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}{\cos delta - \color{blue}{\sin \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos delta \cdot \sin \phi_1 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin delta\right)}} \]
      4. Step-by-step derivation
        1. lower-*.f64N/A

          \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\left(\sin theta \cdot \sin delta\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}{\cos delta - \color{blue}{\sin \phi_1 \cdot \left(\cos delta \cdot \sin \phi_1 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin delta\right)}} \]
        2. lower-sin.f64N/A

          \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\left(\sin theta \cdot \sin delta\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}{\cos delta - \color{blue}{\sin \phi_1} \cdot \left(\cos delta \cdot \sin \phi_1 + \cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin delta\right)} \]
        3. lower-fma.f64N/A

          \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\left(\sin theta \cdot \sin delta\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}{\cos delta - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(\cos delta, \sin \phi_1, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin delta\right)}} \]
        4. lower-cos.f64N/A

          \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\left(\sin theta \cdot \sin delta\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}{\cos delta - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\color{blue}{\cos delta}, \sin \phi_1, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin delta\right)} \]
        5. lower-sin.f64N/A

          \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\left(\sin theta \cdot \sin delta\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}{\cos delta - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos delta, \color{blue}{\sin \phi_1}, \cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin delta\right)} \]
        6. *-commutativeN/A

          \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\left(\sin theta \cdot \sin delta\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}{\cos delta - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos delta, \sin \phi_1, \color{blue}{\sin delta \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right)} \]
        7. lower-*.f64N/A

          \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\left(\sin theta \cdot \sin delta\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}{\cos delta - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos delta, \sin \phi_1, \color{blue}{\sin delta \cdot \cos \phi_1}\right)} \]
        8. lower-sin.f64N/A

          \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\left(\sin theta \cdot \sin delta\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}{\cos delta - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos delta, \sin \phi_1, \color{blue}{\sin delta} \cdot \cos \phi_1\right)} \]
        9. lower-cos.f6494.6

          \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\left(\sin theta \cdot \sin delta\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}{\cos delta - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos delta, \sin \phi_1, \sin delta \cdot \color{blue}{\cos \phi_1}\right)} \]
      5. Applied rewrites94.6%

        \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\left(\sin theta \cdot \sin delta\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}{\cos delta - \color{blue}{\sin \phi_1 \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos delta, \sin \phi_1, \sin delta \cdot \cos \phi_1\right)}} \]
      6. Step-by-step derivation
        1. lift-*.f64N/A

          \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\color{blue}{\left(\sin theta \cdot \sin delta\right) \cdot \cos \phi_1}}{\cos delta - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos delta, \sin \phi_1, \sin delta \cdot \cos \phi_1\right)} \]
        2. *-commutativeN/A

          \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\color{blue}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \left(\sin theta \cdot \sin delta\right)}}{\cos delta - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos delta, \sin \phi_1, \sin delta \cdot \cos \phi_1\right)} \]
        3. lift-*.f64N/A

          \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\sin theta \cdot \sin delta\right)}}{\cos delta - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos delta, \sin \phi_1, \sin delta \cdot \cos \phi_1\right)} \]
        4. associate-*r*N/A

          \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\color{blue}{\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin theta\right) \cdot \sin delta}}{\cos delta - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos delta, \sin \phi_1, \sin delta \cdot \cos \phi_1\right)} \]
        5. lift-*.f64N/A

          \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\color{blue}{\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin theta\right)} \cdot \sin delta}{\cos delta - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos delta, \sin \phi_1, \sin delta \cdot \cos \phi_1\right)} \]
        6. lower-*.f6494.6

          \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\color{blue}{\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin theta\right) \cdot \sin delta}}{\cos delta - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos delta, \sin \phi_1, \sin delta \cdot \cos \phi_1\right)} \]
      7. Applied rewrites94.6%

        \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\color{blue}{\left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin theta\right) \cdot \sin delta}}{\cos delta - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos delta, \sin \phi_1, \sin delta \cdot \cos \phi_1\right)} \]
      8. Final simplification94.6%

        \[\leadsto \lambda_1 + \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin delta \cdot \left(\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin theta\right)}{\cos delta - \sin \phi_1 \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\cos delta, \sin \phi_1, \sin delta \cdot \cos \phi_1\right)} \]
      9. Add Preprocessing

      Reproduce

      ?
      herbie shell --seed 2024219 
      (FPCore (lambda1 phi1 phi2 delta theta)
        :name "Destination given bearing on a great circle"
        :precision binary64
        (+ lambda1 (atan2 (* (* (sin theta) (sin delta)) (cos phi1)) (- (cos delta) (* (sin phi1) (sin (asin (+ (* (sin phi1) (cos delta)) (* (* (cos phi1) (sin delta)) (cos theta))))))))))