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// Solves period for a circular orbit.
use systemSolver2.frink
symbolicMode[true]
orbit= new System[[F === m a,
F === G m1 m2 / r^2,
a === omega^2 r,
freq === omega / (2 pi),
period === 1/freq,
mplanet === m1,
mplanet === m,
msun === m2],
["G", "pi"]]
println[join["\n",orbit.solveFor["freq"]]]
// Plug in values for the earth's mass and its distance from the sun
args = [["msun", sunmass], ["r", earthdist]]
solutions = orbit.solveForValues["period", args]
println[eval[solutions]->"days"]
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