If a person wanted to get a ball that weighed 200 newtons from the bottom of the arch way to the platform in the middle of the stairs, it would be easier for them to bring it up the stairs rather than throw it. This is because the vertical distance that it will travel will not change, therefore the work will not change. If the work doesn't change, that means that the greater distance the smaller the force. Therefore, because the stairs are a greater distance than the arch way, the force needed to get from the bottom of the stairs to the platform would be way less than if you threw it.
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