Physics, asked by Anonymous, 5 months ago

Why work done is a scalar quantity? Force and displacement both are vector. And it can also be +ve,-ve & zero. plz explain it.

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Answered by SanskrutiBajaj
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Work is a scalar quantity because it is the dot product of two vectors (Force and displacement). Dot product of two vectors becomes scalar quantity. So, work done has only magnitude but not direction. Work done may be positive, negative or zero.

Answered by sasankar145
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Work is a scalar quantity because it is the dot product of two vectors (Force and displacement). Dot product of two vectors becomes scalar quantity. So, work

done has only magnitude but not direction. Work done may be positive, negative or zero.

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