AP Physics 1· difficulty 2/5
Three vessels of different shapes contain water to the same depth . The pressure at the bottom of each vessel is
Greater in the wider vessel
Greater in the narrower vessel
Depends on the shape
Same in all three
Explanation
depends only on depth, not on shape or volume of fluid above (Pascal's "hydrostatic paradox").
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