Does kinetic energy of a body depend on the direction of motion of the object?

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Kinetic energy is the energy possessed by a body due to its motion, hence it is a form of energy.
Kinetic energy is a scalar quantity which means that it is not associated with the direction of motion of the body.
Hence we can say that the Kinetic energy of a body does not depend on the direction of motion.

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