Kinetic Energy is the energy of motion. Any object that moves has some energy due to the fact that its moving. This energy is equal to half of the object mass multiplied by its velocity squared. Since mass and velocity squared are never negative, kinetic energy is also never negative. Energy transferred to the object is positive work, likewise energy transferred away from the object is negative work.
Work is the dot product of the force and the displacement of the object.
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