Pressure

[perpetualthinker]

Hey,

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Would there be more pressure in a V shape container or in a square one?

[Gibby]

Less Pressure in the v shaped container by about half.  This assumes that the containers are equal in height and Width, or circumferance and assumes that there is not an outside source applying pressure.  If there is an outside source applying pressure, then the % difference will decrease as the outside source increases but the real difference remains constant.

[finnsawyer]

I assume there is a liquid such as water in each container.  The pressure at a given depth will be the same, as pressure depends on the weight of the liquid column above a given point.  If this were not true subs could find a trench like you describe and double their operating depth.  It doesn't work that way.