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First, because there is NO way to reduce the minimum amount of energy required to complete a task. You can't get something for nothing. But also because often it is easier to apply force (aka do work) in one direction and not another, like when using a pulley. You direct force down to lift a load up. It is also sometimes easier to apply a little force for a longer distance than apply and large force very quickly, like while pushing something up an inclined plane, wedge, or screw. Other times, it is necessary to exchange force for speed. Baseball players are very strong, but their arms cannot physically move as fast as they need to go to propel the ball, so they apply a lot of force in moving the bat, which moves very fast. The opposite is also true. In a screw driver, speed is not important but force is. Your hand moves the screw driver relatively quickly while the screw driver applies a larger force at a much slower rate.

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