Question bank/JEE Advanced/Physics

A projectile is thrown from a point $\mathrm{O}$ on the ground at an angle $45^{\circ}$ from the vertical and with a speed $5 \sqrt{2} \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$. The projectile at the highest point of its trajectory splits into two equal parts. One part falls vertically down to the ground, $0.5 \mathrm{~s}$ after the splitting. The other part, $t$ seconds after the splitting, falls to the ground at a distance $x$ meters from the point $\mathrm{O}$. The acceleration due to gravity $g=10 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^2$. What is the value of $t$?

Source: JEEBench (IIT Delhi) / JEE Adv 2021 Paper 1