Static friction on banked curve

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If a curve with a radius of 89.0m is perfectly banked for a car traveling 71.0km/hr, what is the minimum coefficient of static friction for a car not to skid when traveling at 91.8km/hr?

I figured out theta = 24. 03degs from the equations F(normal)*cos(theta) = mg and F(normal)*sin(theta) = m(v^2/r).

Then to find mus, I tried: m(v^2/r) = F(normal)sin(theta) -F(static f). For F(normal) I substituted mg/cos(theta) but ultimately I got the incorrect answer. Can someone please help?
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Make a drawing and show your work in detail, please. The static friction acts along the load: It contributes with its horizontal component to the centripetal force, and its vertical component has to be taken into account in the equation for the vertical force components.

ehild
 
How did you calculate with the friction?

ehild
 
figured it out
 
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