Introduction: Python - Calculate Change in Velocity for Hohmann Transfer Orbit

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# Formula to calculate change in velocity for Hohmann Transfer Orbit
# Change in Veolcity = ((2 * Initial Velocity) * (sin((Inclination Change/2))))
# Use functions for left and right sides

import math

print ("Formula to calculate Hohmann Transfer Orbit")
print ("The formula for watts is: Change in Veolcity = ((2 * Initial Velocity) * (sin((Inclination Change/2))))")

# Define functions that will calculate the formula

# Calculate the left side of the formula
def leftsideofformula():
    EnteredInitialVelocity = input ("Enter the initial velocity in meters per seconds: ")
    # Convert to integer
    InitialVelocity = int(EnteredInitialVelocity)
    LeftSideOfFormula = (2 * InitialVelocity)
    print("The left side of the formula is: ", LeftSideOfFormula)
    return LeftSideOfFormula

# Calculate the bottom of the formula
def rightsideofformula():
    EnteredInclinationChange = input ("Enter the inclination change in degrees: ")
    # Convert to integer
    InclinationChange = float(EnteredInclinationChange)
    numberforsinecalculationradians = (InclinationChange/2)
    # Convert to radians
    # Use math.radians() function to convert degrees to radians
    numberforsinecalculation = math.radians(numberforsinecalculationradians)
    rightsideofformula = math.sin(numberforsinecalculation)
    print("The right side of the formula is: ", rightsideofformula)
    return rightsideofformula

# Use the left and right numbers to make final velocity in calculation
# Place result from function into variable to print
ChangeInVeolcity = leftsideofformula() * rightsideofformula()
        
print ("The change in velocity is:", ChangeInVeolcity, "meters per second.")