Understanding Hydrostatic Pressure: Comparing Green and Orange Axis

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The discussion focuses on calculating hydrostatic pressure along two axes, the green and orange, in different scenarios. For the green axis, the pressure below the water surface is determined using the formula p = patm + ro.g.h, where atmospheric pressure, water density, gravitational acceleration, and height are considered. The pressure above the water surface remains constant at atmospheric pressure. The participants question whether a similar approach applies to the orange axis in the second case, indicating a need for further analysis. The conversation emphasizes the importance of understanding hydrostatic pressure in varying conditions.
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We are interested in pressure along green axis in the first picture and along orange axis in the second picture.
Air pressure is constant everywhere.

For the first case:

under water surface:
p = patm + ro.g.h

patm = 105 Pa = 105 kg.m-1.s-2
ro = 103 kg.m-3
g = 10 m.s-2
h = 1-x

above water surface:
p = patm

So we have
for 0 <= x <= 1: p = 100000 + 10000(1-x)
for x>=1: p = 100000

Graph for the first case is in third picture.

How is it for the second case?
 

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Is it like this for the second case? (see picture)
 

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