
The insect crawls up the bowl upto a certain height h only till the component of its weight along the bowl is balanced by limiting frictional force. For limiting condition at point A R=mgcosα F1=mgsinα Dividing eq. (ii) by (i) tanα=cotα1=RF1=μ[ As F1=μR] ⇒tanα=μ=31[∵μ=31( Given ]) ∴cotα=3
