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Question
A man having a box on his head, climbs up a slope and another man having an identical box walks the same distance on a levelled road.
Who does more work against the force of gravity and why?
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Solution
Man having a box on his head who climbs up a slope does more work against the force of gravity because he has more potential energy by virtue of his position i.e., height.
As, P.E. = W.D. = F × S
= mg × h
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