Derivations of dimensions problem

In summary, while reading the textbook, the speaker came across an example that was not explained but only showed steps. They asked for an explanation of how √[L]/[L/T^2] can be equal to √[T^2]. The response was to multiply both sides by T^2 to get the answer.
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Dimensions: These derivations are not correct ( as stated by the book)

I'm just reading my textbook at the moment and I saw this example ( So I don't have work for it myself by the book shows all the steps).

***√[L]/[L/T^2] =√[T^2]


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I just want this to be explained as the book does not explain it, it just shows steps.

How does***√[L]/[L/T^2] equal √[T^2]?
 
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Do you mean [tex]
\sqrt {\frac{{[L]}}{{\frac{{[L]}}{{[T]^2 }}}}} [/tex] ??
 
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Yes.
 
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[tex]
\frac{L}{L/T^2}
[/tex]

Multiply both sides by T^2, simply, and you'll get the answer.
 

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