A helical compression spring is made of hard‐drawn steel wire 0.080‐in in diameter, has an outside diameter of 0.880 in, and a pitch of 0.040 in. The ends are plain and ground, and there are 8 total coils. If the spring is supported by two parallel plates, is it possible that the spring can buckle in service? Support your response quantitatively.
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