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Centripetal acceleration question: car moving around banked curve

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If the wheels and tires of a car are rolling without slipping or sliding when turning, the bottom of the tire is rest against the road at each instant, so the force of friction is the static friction. Essentially if you are moving around a banked curve and the car is not skidding, then friction will be calculated by using coefficient of static friction. Why though? Isn't the car moving?

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