SOLUTION: It’s a pitch dark night. You are standing near tall building. A rope is hanging from a top of building to the bottom, How will you measure the height of the building.

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Question 825185: It’s a pitch dark night. You are standing near tall building. A rope is hanging from a top of building to the bottom, How will you measure the height of the building.
Found 2 solutions by richwmiller, Fombitz:
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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Call the police. Ropes shouldn't be hanging from buildings during the night.
They'll cut the rope down and we can measure the rope.

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If it's pitch dark, how did you see the ropes and the building?