A man X goes to the top of a building by a vertical spiral staircase. Another man Y of the same mass goes to the top of the same building by a slanting ladder. Which of the two does more work against gravity and why?

Here given that a man X goes to the top of a building by a vertical spiral staircase. Another man Y of the same mass goes to the top of the same building by a slanting ladder.

Here both men have the same mass$(m)$. And they went to the top of the same building by vertical spiral staircase and slanting ladder. So the vertical height$(h)$ traveled by both men is the same. And moreover, gravity$(g)$ is also the same for both men.

So the work done$(mgh)$ by $X$ and $Y$ will be same.

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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