If $\alpha$ is the angle made by the perpendicular drawn from the origin to the line $12x - 5y + 13 = 0$ with the positive $X$-axis in the anti-clockwise direction,then $\alpha =$

  • A
    $\operatorname{Tan}^{-1} \frac{5}{12}$
  • B
    $2\pi - \operatorname{Tan}^{-1} \frac{5}{12}$
  • C
    $\pi - \operatorname{Tan}^{-1} \frac{5}{12}$
  • D
    $\pi + \operatorname{Tan}^{-1} \frac{5}{12}$

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