A 10 gram beetle is trying to climb up an icy incline. The coefficient of static friction between its feet and the ice is 0.3. What is the steepest angle the incline can make before the beetle can no longer grip the ice?  a) 16.7 degrees  b) 17.5 degrees  c) 72.5 degrees  d) 33.3 degrees  Please show work clearly

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A 10 gram beetle is trying to climb up an icy incline. The coefficient of static friction between its feet and the ice is 0.3. What is the steepest angle the incline can make before the beetle can no longer grip the ice? 

a) 16.7 degrees 

b) 17.5 degrees 

c) 72.5 degrees 

d) 33.3 degrees 

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