Originally Posted by
350htrr
If the distance is the same than the energy to do both 10% hills would be the same... It doesn't matter whether whether it's strait up or sideways, a 10% hill is a 10% hill both ways, it's the distance that would matter. JMO not having a major in physics.
For force would the same but the distance would mean it was greater work, which is what I think you mean by energy. Because energy is the ability to do work.