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Show the equation of simple pendulum to be dimensionally consistent

User Yuyu
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T is in seconds (s)

2pi is dimensionless

L is in meters (m)

g is in meters per second squared (m/s^2)

so you can write the equation for the period of the simple pendulum in its units...

s=sqrt(m/(m/s^2))

simplify

s=sqrt(m*s^2*1/m) cancelling the m's

s=sqrt(s^2)

s=s

therefore the dimensions on the left side of the equation are equal to the dimensions on the right side of the equation.
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