Hi.

Angle of repose

It is the angle which an inclined plane makes with the horizontal when a body placed on it is on the verge of sliding down.

The angle of repose is equal to the inverse tangent of the coefficient of friction between the block and the plane.

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Angle theta = tangent inverse of the coefficient of friction.