An insect is crawling in a hemi-spherical bowl of radius R. If the coefficient of friction between the insect and bowl is μ , then the maximum height to which the insect can crawl the bowl is

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Drawing the FBD according to question. Insect is at highest point, (let it be in equilibrium) N = mg cos .....(i)

and f = mg sin ....... (ii)
for limiting case of static friction

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