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Why does the pressure at the bottom of three differently shaped vessels connected at the base remain the same when filled with water to the same height?

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The hydrostatic paradox demonstrates that pressure in a fluid at rest depends only on depth (ρgh) and not on the shape or volume of the container. At the same depth, the pressure is identical regardless of the vessel’s shape.

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