Why is it easier to climb a mountain via a zigzag trail than to climb straight up?

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Why is it easier to climb a mountain via a zigzag trail than to climb straight up?
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Conceptual Physics

ISBN: 978-0321568090

11th edition

Authors: Paul G. Hewitt

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