An insect crawls up a hemispherical surface very slowly (see the figure). The coefficient of friction between the insect and the surface is $1/3$. 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

Consider three masses $m_1, m_2$ and $m_3$ $(m_1 > m_2 > m_3)$ that are at rest on an inclined plane as shown in the figure. The angle of inclination $(\theta)$ of the plane is gradually increased until the masses just begin to slide. (Assume the coefficient of static friction between the masses and the surface is constant). Then,which of the following statements is correct?

There are two inclined surfaces of equal length $(L)$ and the same angle of inclination $45^{\circ}$ with the horizontal. One of them is rough and the other is perfectly smooth. $A$ given body takes $2$ times as much time to slide down the rough surface than on the smooth surface. The coefficient of kinetic friction $(\mu_k)$ between the object and the rough surface is close to:

In the above question,the speed of the mass when it has traveled half the maximum distance is:

When a body slides down from rest along a smooth inclined plane making an angle of $30^{\circ}$ with the horizontal,it takes time $T$. When the same body slides down from rest along a rough inclined plane making the same angle and through the same distance,it takes time $\alpha T$,where $\alpha$ is a constant greater than $1$. The coefficient of friction between the body and the rough plane is $\frac{1}{\sqrt{x}}\left(\frac{\alpha^{2}-1}{\alpha^{2}}\right)$ where $x = .....$.

$A$ smooth block is released at rest on a $45^\circ$ incline and then slides a distance $d$. The time taken to slide is $n$ times as much to slide on a rough incline than on a smooth incline. The coefficient of kinetic friction is: