Are Pressure Levels Same in Streams with Unequal Areas?

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if water is flowing in a streamline motion then at 2 points at same horizontal level can the pressure be same if area is not same ?
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From Bernoulli Equation, if the area changes than the vertical elevation would also need to change to keep the static pressure constant.
 
phymatter said:
if water is flowing in a streamline motion then at 2 points at same horizontal level can the pressure be same if area is not same ?
please help!

Yes. The dimensions of pressure are force per unit area. Gross area is irrelevant. I assume that the water velocity and density are the same at each point.