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   ocr: EFFORT AND DISTANCE FULL EFFORI - - - - EFFORT. - - - - - - - - - DISTANCE Asa slope gets longer, less effort is needed to move an object - upit. For example, ifthe slope'slength is ten times its height, the effort required will be a tenth of the object's weight. As the amount ofwork done always remains the same, this gain - in ettort is paid for by the distance traveled.