HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE

A COLUMN OF FLUID

HAS WEIGHT

WEIGHT IS A FORCE, f,DUE

TO GRAVITY

f = ma = mg

g IS THE ACCELERATION

DUE TO GRAVITY

m = ?V = THE MASS = DENSITY, ?, TIMES VOLUME, V = Ah

WEIGHT = ?g Ah

PRESSURE = FORCE/AREA= ?gh

A

h

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