What height should be considered in finding the pressure in the bottom side?

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Suppose that the are of the plates is 6.35 m sq and height is negligible. Both the plates could be made to slide. In the initial case the whole apparatus was empty. Door 2 was in closed position and door 1 was open such that when the water from the top of the tunnel was poured no water could leak from the door 2 side. After filling the apparatus the top was sealed and the door 1 was closed. After that door 2 was opened.
Pressure at the top surface of the door 1 is indicated as green and that to the bottom as red.
So the pressure green will be :
Pressure= Density of water X Acceleration due to gravity X height
    = 1000 X 10 X 15
    
    = 150000 N/m sq

But what height should be considered while finding the pressure red?

R.W. Bird · Answer

Pressure red will be one atmosphere plus whatever extra is caused by the difference in height between the bottom of door 1 and the water level at door 2.
Pressure green is perhaps more subtle.  After door 1 is closed but before the top was sealed, it was σgh + 1 atm. I can't envision any mechanism that would change that when the top is sealed. Your sketch shows a little air trapped in the top of the cylinder. This would tend to maintain the air pressure at that point.

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