Blood pressure is usually given as a ratio of the maximumpressure (systolic pressure) to

Chapter 2, Problem 2.5

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Blood pressure is usually given as a ratio of the maximumpressure (systolic pressure) to the minimum pressure (diastolicpressure). As shown in Video V2.3, such pressures are commonlymeasured with a mercury manometer. A typical value for this ratiofor a human would be 120/70, where the pressures are in mm Hg.(a) What would these pressures be in pascals? (b) If your car tire wasinflated to 120 mm Hg, would it be sufficient for normal driving?

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