Which of the following is correct about work?

Work has only magnitude

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Work has only direction

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Work has both magnitude and direction

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Work may or may not have both magnitude and direction depending on type of work

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Solution

The correct option is A
Work has only magnitude

Work is expressed as the scalar product of force and displacement vectors. Hence work has only magnitude and no direction.

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