At a fixed depth within a fluid at rest, the pressure pushing upward is

A)

less than the pressure pushing downward.
B)

zero, because pressure only pushes equal in all horizontal direction.
C)

zero, because the fluid above does not support the weight of the fluid below.
D)

greater than the pressure pushing downward.
E)

equal to the pressure pushing downward.


E

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