1. The period of a simple pendulum, defined as the time necessaryfor one complete oscillation, is measured in time units and isgiven by

where l is the length of the pendulum and g is the acceleration dueto gravity, in units of length divided by time squared. Show thatthis equation is dimensionally consistent

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