Ferry's wheel

Classical Mechanics Level 2

A particle slides down from the topmost point of a circular ring (like a Ferris wheel standing perpendicular to the ground) along a smooth chord making an angle of $\theta$ with the vertical.

For which value of $\theta$ will the particle take the longest time to descend?

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