The Hydrostatic Paradox I Consider the lightweight containers shown in Figure 15—35. Both...

The Hydrostatic Paradox I Consider the lightweight containers shown in Figure 15—35. Both containers have bases of area Abase = 24 cm2 and  depths of water equal to 18 cm. As a result, the downward force on the base of container 1 is equal to the downward force on container 2, even though the containers clearly hold different weights of water. This is referred to as the hydrostatic paradox. (a) Given that container 2 has an annular (ring-shaped) region of area Aring = 72 cm2, determine the net downward force exerted on the container by the water. (b) Show that your result from part (a) is equal to the weight of the water in container 2.

FIGURE 15-35