Bearing on a great circle

Percentage Accurate: 79.7% → 99.7%
Time: 27.9s
Alternatives: 26
Speedup: 0.8×

Specification

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\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (atan2
  (* (sin (- lambda1 lambda2)) (cos phi2))
  (-
   (* (cos phi1) (sin phi2))
   (* (* (sin phi1) (cos phi2)) (cos (- lambda1 lambda2))))))
double code(double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	return atan2((sin((lambda1 - lambda2)) * cos(phi2)), ((cos(phi1) * sin(phi2)) - ((sin(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * cos((lambda1 - lambda2)))));
}
real(8) function code(lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda1
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda2
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi1
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi2
    code = atan2((sin((lambda1 - lambda2)) * cos(phi2)), ((cos(phi1) * sin(phi2)) - ((sin(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * cos((lambda1 - lambda2)))))
end function
public static double code(double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	return Math.atan2((Math.sin((lambda1 - lambda2)) * Math.cos(phi2)), ((Math.cos(phi1) * Math.sin(phi2)) - ((Math.sin(phi1) * Math.cos(phi2)) * Math.cos((lambda1 - lambda2)))));
}
def code(lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2):
	return math.atan2((math.sin((lambda1 - lambda2)) * math.cos(phi2)), ((math.cos(phi1) * math.sin(phi2)) - ((math.sin(phi1) * math.cos(phi2)) * math.cos((lambda1 - lambda2)))))
function code(lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	return atan(Float64(sin(Float64(lambda1 - lambda2)) * cos(phi2)), Float64(Float64(cos(phi1) * sin(phi2)) - Float64(Float64(sin(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * cos(Float64(lambda1 - lambda2)))))
end
function tmp = code(lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	tmp = atan2((sin((lambda1 - lambda2)) * cos(phi2)), ((cos(phi1) * sin(phi2)) - ((sin(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * cos((lambda1 - lambda2)))));
end
code[lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := N[ArcTan[N[(N[Sin[N[(lambda1 - lambda2), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] / N[(N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] - N[(N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[N[(lambda1 - lambda2), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}

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\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}
\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: 79.7% accurate, 1.0× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (atan2
  (* (sin (- lambda1 lambda2)) (cos phi2))
  (-
   (* (cos phi1) (sin phi2))
   (* (* (sin phi1) (cos phi2)) (cos (- lambda1 lambda2))))))
double code(double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	return atan2((sin((lambda1 - lambda2)) * cos(phi2)), ((cos(phi1) * sin(phi2)) - ((sin(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * cos((lambda1 - lambda2)))));
}
real(8) function code(lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda1
    real(8), intent (in) :: lambda2
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi1
    real(8), intent (in) :: phi2
    code = atan2((sin((lambda1 - lambda2)) * cos(phi2)), ((cos(phi1) * sin(phi2)) - ((sin(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * cos((lambda1 - lambda2)))))
end function
public static double code(double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	return Math.atan2((Math.sin((lambda1 - lambda2)) * Math.cos(phi2)), ((Math.cos(phi1) * Math.sin(phi2)) - ((Math.sin(phi1) * Math.cos(phi2)) * Math.cos((lambda1 - lambda2)))));
}
def code(lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2):
	return math.atan2((math.sin((lambda1 - lambda2)) * math.cos(phi2)), ((math.cos(phi1) * math.sin(phi2)) - ((math.sin(phi1) * math.cos(phi2)) * math.cos((lambda1 - lambda2)))))
function code(lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	return atan(Float64(sin(Float64(lambda1 - lambda2)) * cos(phi2)), Float64(Float64(cos(phi1) * sin(phi2)) - Float64(Float64(sin(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * cos(Float64(lambda1 - lambda2)))))
end
function tmp = code(lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	tmp = atan2((sin((lambda1 - lambda2)) * cos(phi2)), ((cos(phi1) * sin(phi2)) - ((sin(phi1) * cos(phi2)) * cos((lambda1 - lambda2)))));
end
code[lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := N[ArcTan[N[(N[Sin[N[(lambda1 - lambda2), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] / N[(N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] - N[(N[(N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[N[(lambda1 - lambda2), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}

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

Alternative 1: 99.7% accurate, 0.6× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(-\lambda_2\right), \cos \lambda_1, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \phi_1\right) \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \lambda_2, \sin \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (atan2
  (*
   (fma (sin (- lambda2)) (cos lambda1) (* (sin lambda1) (cos lambda2)))
   (cos phi2))
  (-
   (* (cos phi1) (sin phi2))
   (*
    (* (cos phi2) (sin phi1))
    (fma (sin lambda2) (sin lambda1) (* (cos lambda1) (cos lambda2)))))))
double code(double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	return atan2((fma(sin(-lambda2), cos(lambda1), (sin(lambda1) * cos(lambda2))) * cos(phi2)), ((cos(phi1) * sin(phi2)) - ((cos(phi2) * sin(phi1)) * fma(sin(lambda2), sin(lambda1), (cos(lambda1) * cos(lambda2))))));
}
function code(lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	return atan(Float64(fma(sin(Float64(-lambda2)), cos(lambda1), Float64(sin(lambda1) * cos(lambda2))) * cos(phi2)), Float64(Float64(cos(phi1) * sin(phi2)) - Float64(Float64(cos(phi2) * sin(phi1)) * fma(sin(lambda2), sin(lambda1), Float64(cos(lambda1) * cos(lambda2))))))
end
code[lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := N[ArcTan[N[(N[(N[Sin[(-lambda2)], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[lambda1], $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Sin[lambda1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[lambda2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] / N[(N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] - N[(N[(N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] * N[(N[Sin[lambda2], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[lambda1], $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Cos[lambda1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[lambda2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}

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\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(-\lambda_2\right), \cos \lambda_1, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \phi_1\right) \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \lambda_2, \sin \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Initial program 82.7%

    \[\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
  2. Add Preprocessing
  3. Step-by-step derivation
    1. lift-sin.f64N/A

      \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\color{blue}{\sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
    2. lift--.f64N/A

      \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
    3. sub-negN/A

      \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_1 + \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
    4. +-commutativeN/A

      \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \color{blue}{\left(\left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right) + \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
    5. sin-sumN/A

      \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\color{blue}{\left(\sin \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot \cos \lambda_1 + \cos \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
    6. cos-negN/A

      \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\left(\sin \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot \cos \lambda_1 + \color{blue}{\cos \lambda_2} \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
    7. *-commutativeN/A

      \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\left(\sin \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot \cos \lambda_1 + \color{blue}{\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
    8. lower-fma.f64N/A

      \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right), \cos \lambda_1, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
    9. lower-sin.f64N/A

      \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\color{blue}{\sin \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right)}, \cos \lambda_1, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
    10. lower-neg.f64N/A

      \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \color{blue}{\left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right)}, \cos \lambda_1, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
    11. lower-cos.f64N/A

      \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right), \color{blue}{\cos \lambda_1}, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
    12. lower-*.f64N/A

      \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right), \cos \lambda_1, \color{blue}{\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
    13. lower-sin.f64N/A

      \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right), \cos \lambda_1, \color{blue}{\sin \lambda_1} \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
    14. lower-cos.f6492.7

      \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(-\lambda_2\right), \cos \lambda_1, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \color{blue}{\cos \lambda_2}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
  4. Applied rewrites92.7%

    \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(-\lambda_2\right), \cos \lambda_1, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
  5. Step-by-step derivation
    1. lift-cos.f64N/A

      \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right), \cos \lambda_1, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}} \]
    2. lift--.f64N/A

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

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

      \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right), \cos \lambda_1, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2 + \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)}} \]
    5. lift-sin.f64N/A

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

      \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right), \cos \lambda_1, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\color{blue}{\sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1} + \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)} \]
    7. lower-fma.f64N/A

      \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right), \cos \lambda_1, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \lambda_2, \sin \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)}} \]
    8. lower-sin.f64N/A

      \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right), \cos \lambda_1, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\color{blue}{\sin \lambda_2}, \sin \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)} \]
    9. lift-cos.f64N/A

      \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right), \cos \lambda_1, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \lambda_2, \sin \lambda_1, \color{blue}{\cos \lambda_1} \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)} \]
    10. lift-cos.f64N/A

      \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right), \cos \lambda_1, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \lambda_2, \sin \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \color{blue}{\cos \lambda_2}\right)} \]
    11. lower-*.f6499.8

      \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(-\lambda_2\right), \cos \lambda_1, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \lambda_2, \sin \lambda_1, \color{blue}{\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2}\right)} \]
  6. Applied rewrites99.8%

    \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(-\lambda_2\right), \cos \lambda_1, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \lambda_2, \sin \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)}} \]
  7. Final simplification99.8%

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

Alternative 2: 94.5% accurate, 0.6× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} t_0 := \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\\ t_1 := \cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\\ t_2 := t\_1 - \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \phi_1\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\\ t_3 := \mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(-\lambda_2\right), \cos \lambda_1, t\_0\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\\ \mathbf{if}\;\phi_2 \leq -4.3 \cdot 10^{-7}:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{t\_3}{t\_2}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\phi_2 \leq 1.4 \cdot 10^{-29}:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{t\_3}{t\_1 - \mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \lambda_2, \sin \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \sin \phi_1}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(t\_0 - \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}{t\_2}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
 :precision binary64
 (let* ((t_0 (* (sin lambda1) (cos lambda2)))
        (t_1 (* (cos phi1) (sin phi2)))
        (t_2 (- t_1 (* (* (cos phi2) (sin phi1)) (cos (- lambda1 lambda2)))))
        (t_3 (* (fma (sin (- lambda2)) (cos lambda1) t_0) (cos phi2))))
   (if (<= phi2 -4.3e-7)
     (atan2 t_3 t_2)
     (if (<= phi2 1.4e-29)
       (atan2
        t_3
        (-
         t_1
         (*
          (fma (sin lambda2) (sin lambda1) (* (cos lambda1) (cos lambda2)))
          (sin phi1))))
       (atan2 (* (cos phi2) (- t_0 (* (cos lambda1) (sin lambda2)))) t_2)))))
double code(double lambda1, double lambda2, double phi1, double phi2) {
	double t_0 = sin(lambda1) * cos(lambda2);
	double t_1 = cos(phi1) * sin(phi2);
	double t_2 = t_1 - ((cos(phi2) * sin(phi1)) * cos((lambda1 - lambda2)));
	double t_3 = fma(sin(-lambda2), cos(lambda1), t_0) * cos(phi2);
	double tmp;
	if (phi2 <= -4.3e-7) {
		tmp = atan2(t_3, t_2);
	} else if (phi2 <= 1.4e-29) {
		tmp = atan2(t_3, (t_1 - (fma(sin(lambda2), sin(lambda1), (cos(lambda1) * cos(lambda2))) * sin(phi1))));
	} else {
		tmp = atan2((cos(phi2) * (t_0 - (cos(lambda1) * sin(lambda2)))), t_2);
	}
	return tmp;
}
function code(lambda1, lambda2, phi1, phi2)
	t_0 = Float64(sin(lambda1) * cos(lambda2))
	t_1 = Float64(cos(phi1) * sin(phi2))
	t_2 = Float64(t_1 - Float64(Float64(cos(phi2) * sin(phi1)) * cos(Float64(lambda1 - lambda2))))
	t_3 = Float64(fma(sin(Float64(-lambda2)), cos(lambda1), t_0) * cos(phi2))
	tmp = 0.0
	if (phi2 <= -4.3e-7)
		tmp = atan(t_3, t_2);
	elseif (phi2 <= 1.4e-29)
		tmp = atan(t_3, Float64(t_1 - Float64(fma(sin(lambda2), sin(lambda1), Float64(cos(lambda1) * cos(lambda2))) * sin(phi1))));
	else
		tmp = atan(Float64(cos(phi2) * Float64(t_0 - Float64(cos(lambda1) * sin(lambda2)))), t_2);
	end
	return tmp
end
code[lambda1_, lambda2_, phi1_, phi2_] := Block[{t$95$0 = N[(N[Sin[lambda1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[lambda2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]}, Block[{t$95$1 = N[(N[Cos[phi1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]}, Block[{t$95$2 = N[(t$95$1 - N[(N[(N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[N[(lambda1 - lambda2), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]}, Block[{t$95$3 = N[(N[(N[Sin[(-lambda2)], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[lambda1], $MachinePrecision] + t$95$0), $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]}, If[LessEqual[phi2, -4.3e-7], N[ArcTan[t$95$3 / t$95$2], $MachinePrecision], If[LessEqual[phi2, 1.4e-29], N[ArcTan[t$95$3 / N[(t$95$1 - N[(N[(N[Sin[lambda2], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[lambda1], $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Cos[lambda1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Cos[lambda2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[phi1], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision], N[ArcTan[N[(N[Cos[phi2], $MachinePrecision] * N[(t$95$0 - N[(N[Cos[lambda1], $MachinePrecision] * N[Sin[lambda2], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] / t$95$2], $MachinePrecision]]]]]]]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\begin{array}{l}
t_0 := \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\\
t_1 := \cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2\\
t_2 := t\_1 - \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \phi_1\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)\\
t_3 := \mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(-\lambda_2\right), \cos \lambda_1, t\_0\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2\\
\mathbf{if}\;\phi_2 \leq -4.3 \cdot 10^{-7}:\\
\;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{t\_3}{t\_2}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;\phi_2 \leq 1.4 \cdot 10^{-29}:\\
\;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{t\_3}{t\_1 - \mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \lambda_2, \sin \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \sin \phi_1}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(t\_0 - \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}{t\_2}\\


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 3 regimes
  2. if phi2 < -4.3000000000000001e-7

    1. Initial program 78.7%

      \[\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
    2. Add Preprocessing
    3. Step-by-step derivation
      1. lift-sin.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\color{blue}{\sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
      2. lift--.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
      3. sub-negN/A

        \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_1 + \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
      4. +-commutativeN/A

        \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \color{blue}{\left(\left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right) + \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
      5. sin-sumN/A

        \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\color{blue}{\left(\sin \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot \cos \lambda_1 + \cos \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
      6. cos-negN/A

        \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\left(\sin \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot \cos \lambda_1 + \color{blue}{\cos \lambda_2} \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
      7. *-commutativeN/A

        \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\left(\sin \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot \cos \lambda_1 + \color{blue}{\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
      8. lower-fma.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right), \cos \lambda_1, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
      9. lower-sin.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\color{blue}{\sin \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right)}, \cos \lambda_1, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
      10. lower-neg.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \color{blue}{\left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right)}, \cos \lambda_1, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
      11. lower-cos.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right), \color{blue}{\cos \lambda_1}, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
      12. lower-*.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right), \cos \lambda_1, \color{blue}{\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
      13. lower-sin.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right), \cos \lambda_1, \color{blue}{\sin \lambda_1} \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
      14. lower-cos.f6489.9

        \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(-\lambda_2\right), \cos \lambda_1, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \color{blue}{\cos \lambda_2}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
    4. Applied rewrites89.9%

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

    if -4.3000000000000001e-7 < phi2 < 1.4000000000000001e-29

    1. Initial program 81.8%

      \[\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
    2. Add Preprocessing
    3. Step-by-step derivation
      1. lift-sin.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\color{blue}{\sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
      2. lift--.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
      3. sub-negN/A

        \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \color{blue}{\left(\lambda_1 + \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
      4. +-commutativeN/A

        \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \color{blue}{\left(\left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right) + \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
      5. sin-sumN/A

        \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\color{blue}{\left(\sin \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot \cos \lambda_1 + \cos \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
      6. cos-negN/A

        \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\left(\sin \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot \cos \lambda_1 + \color{blue}{\cos \lambda_2} \cdot \sin \lambda_1\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
      7. *-commutativeN/A

        \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\left(\sin \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right) \cdot \cos \lambda_1 + \color{blue}{\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
      8. lower-fma.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right), \cos \lambda_1, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
      9. lower-sin.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\color{blue}{\sin \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right)}, \cos \lambda_1, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
      10. lower-neg.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \color{blue}{\left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right)}, \cos \lambda_1, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
      11. lower-cos.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right), \color{blue}{\cos \lambda_1}, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
      12. lower-*.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right), \cos \lambda_1, \color{blue}{\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
      13. lower-sin.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right), \cos \lambda_1, \color{blue}{\sin \lambda_1} \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
      14. lower-cos.f6489.5

        \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(-\lambda_2\right), \cos \lambda_1, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \color{blue}{\cos \lambda_2}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
    4. Applied rewrites89.5%

      \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(-\lambda_2\right), \cos \lambda_1, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
    5. Step-by-step derivation
      1. lift-cos.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right), \cos \lambda_1, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}} \]
      2. lift--.f64N/A

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

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

        \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right), \cos \lambda_1, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2 + \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)}} \]
      5. lift-sin.f64N/A

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

        \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right), \cos \lambda_1, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \left(\color{blue}{\sin \lambda_2 \cdot \sin \lambda_1} + \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)} \]
      7. lower-fma.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right), \cos \lambda_1, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \lambda_2, \sin \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)}} \]
      8. lower-sin.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right), \cos \lambda_1, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\color{blue}{\sin \lambda_2}, \sin \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)} \]
      9. lift-cos.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right), \cos \lambda_1, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \lambda_2, \sin \lambda_1, \color{blue}{\cos \lambda_1} \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)} \]
      10. lift-cos.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right), \cos \lambda_1, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \lambda_2, \sin \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \color{blue}{\cos \lambda_2}\right)} \]
      11. lower-*.f6499.9

        \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(-\lambda_2\right), \cos \lambda_1, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \lambda_2, \sin \lambda_1, \color{blue}{\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2}\right)} \]
    6. Applied rewrites99.9%

      \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(-\lambda_2\right), \cos \lambda_1, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \lambda_2, \sin \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)}} \]
    7. Taylor expanded in phi2 around 0

      \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(\mathsf{neg}\left(\lambda_2\right)\right), \cos \lambda_1, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \color{blue}{\sin \phi_1} \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \lambda_2, \sin \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)} \]
    8. Step-by-step derivation
      1. lower-sin.f6499.9

        \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(-\lambda_2\right), \cos \lambda_1, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \color{blue}{\sin \phi_1} \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \lambda_2, \sin \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right)} \]
    9. Applied rewrites99.9%

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

    if 1.4000000000000001e-29 < phi2

    1. Initial program 76.9%

      \[\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
    2. Add Preprocessing
    3. Step-by-step derivation
      1. lift-sin.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\color{blue}{\sin \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
      2. lift--.f64N/A

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

        \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\color{blue}{\left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 - \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
      4. lower--.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\color{blue}{\left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 - \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
      5. lower-*.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\left(\color{blue}{\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2} - \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
      6. lower-sin.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\left(\color{blue}{\sin \lambda_1} \cdot \cos \lambda_2 - \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
      7. lower-cos.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \color{blue}{\cos \lambda_2} - \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
      8. lower-*.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 - \color{blue}{\cos \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
      9. lower-cos.f64N/A

        \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 - \color{blue}{\cos \lambda_1} \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
      10. lower-sin.f6489.6

        \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 - \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \color{blue}{\sin \lambda_2}\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
    4. Applied rewrites89.6%

      \[\leadsto \tan^{-1}_* \frac{\color{blue}{\left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 - \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)} \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\sin \phi_1 \cdot \cos \phi_2\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)} \]
  3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification94.5%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\phi_2 \leq -4.3 \cdot 10^{-7}:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(-\lambda_2\right), \cos \lambda_1, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \phi_1\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\phi_2 \leq 1.4 \cdot 10^{-29}:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \left(-\lambda_2\right), \cos \lambda_1, \sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \cos \phi_2}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \mathsf{fma}\left(\sin \lambda_2, \sin \lambda_1, \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2\right) \cdot \sin \phi_1}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\tan^{-1}_* \frac{\cos \phi_2 \cdot \left(\sin \lambda_1 \cdot \cos \lambda_2 - \cos \lambda_1 \cdot \sin \lambda_2\right)}{\cos \phi_1 \cdot \sin \phi_2 - \left(\cos \phi_2 \cdot \sin \phi_1\right) \cdot \cos \left(\lambda_1 - \lambda_2\right)}\\ \end{array} \]
  5. Add Preprocessing

Reproduce

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herbie shell --seed 2024226 
(FPCore (lambda1 lambda2 phi1 phi2)
  :name "Bearing on a great circle"
  :precision binary64
  (atan2 (* (sin (- lambda1 lambda2)) (cos phi2)) (- (* (cos phi1) (sin phi2)) (* (* (sin phi1) (cos phi2)) (cos (- lambda1 lambda2))))))