Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1464125260
ISBN 13: 978-1-46412-526-3

Chapter 9 - Further Applications of the Integral and Taylor Polynomials - 9.2 Fluid Pressure and Force - Preliminary Questions - Page 474: 4

Answer

Pressure depends only on depth.

Work Step by Step

Pressure depends only on depth and does not change horizontally at a given depth. The reason that depth matters is because there is more mass/matter above a given point if it is located farther down. Moving the point horizontally does not change how much mass is above it.
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