Two mathematicians were standing at the base of a flagpole, looking at its top. A female engineer walked by and asked what they were doing.
Were supposed to find the height of this flagpole, said one, but we dont have a ladder.
The engineer took a wrench from her purse, loosened a couple of bolts, and laid the pole down on the ground. Then she took a tape measure from her pocketbook, took a measurement, and announced, Twenty one feet, six inches, and walked away.
One mathematician shook his head and laughed, A lot of good that does us. We ask for the height and she gives us the length!
