Can kinetic energy negative?

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Can kinetic energy negative?

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Kinetic energy is the energy allied with the motion of the particles. Since it’s an energy it is treated as scalar quantity and has the same unit as that of work, i.e. Joule. From this one important conclusion arises that if work is done on the system due to which only the speed of the system changes then the net work done on the system is equal to change in kinetic energy of the system.

 

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