An insect crawls up a hemispherical surface very slowly (see the figure). The coefficient of friction between the insect and the surface is $\mu = 1/3$. If the line joining the centre of the hemispherical surface to the insect makes an angle $\alpha$ with the vertical,the maximum possible value of $\alpha$ is given by:

  • A
    $\cot\,\alpha = 3$
  • B
    $\tan \,\alpha = 3$
  • C
    $sec\,\alpha = 3$
  • D
    $cosec \,\alpha = 3$

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