Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 14 - Fluids - Problems - Page 406: 6b

Answer

Systolic blood pressure in kPa: $16\;kPa$ Diastolic blood pressure in kPa: $10.67\;kPa$

Work Step by Step

The reading of systolic blood pressure is: 120 mm of Hg (16 kPa) and the reading of diastolic blood pressure is: 80 mm of Hg (11 kPa) 1 mm of Hg$=13600\times0.001\times9.81\;Pa=133.416\;Pa=0.133416\;kPa$ Therefore, The reading of systolic blood pressure in kPa is: $120\times0.133416\;kPa=16\;kPa$ The reading of diastolic blood pressure in kPa is: $80\times0.133416\;kPa=10.67\;kPa$
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