A bullet of mass having initial kinetic energy is shot inside a long swimming pool as shown in the figure. If it's kinetic energy reduces to within , the minimum length of the pool, the bullet has to travel so that it completely comes to rest is

A bullet of mass having initial kinetic energy is shot inside a long swimming pool as shown in the figure. If it's kinetic energy reduces to within , the minimum length of the pool, the bullet has to travel so that it completely comes to rest is

Let us assume that the motion of the bullet is of constant retardation inside the water.
Initial kinetic energy
Let the retardation is , then after
Stopping distance for the constant retardation is given by,
.
Therefore, the minimum length of the pool required is .
Asked in: JEE Main 2022 (28 Jul Shift 2)