document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=375697>Question 375697</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Systolic blood pressure, the upper number in a blood pressure reading, is measured as your heart muscle contracts.  The equation: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "P &#8804; 1/2(a) + 110 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "gives the normal systolic blood pressure P based on age a.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #267187 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><B>robertb(5830)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=robertb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=267187\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1.) You have an inequality, NOT an equation,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Pulse Rate When you exercise, your pulse rate rises. Recommended pulse rates vary with age and physical condition. For vigorous exercise, such as jogging, the inequality: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.7%28220+-+a%29+%3C=+R+%3C=+0.85%28220+-+a%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.7%28220+-+a%29+%3C=+R+%3C=+0.85%28220+-+a%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > gives a target range for pulse rate R (in beats per minute), based on age a (in years). A. Substitute your age in the inequality above to find the range for your pulse rate when you are jogging. B. What is the target range for a person 25 years old? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For A.) If a = 20 (just an example, not my real age),  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.7%28220+-+20%29+%3C=+R+%3C=+0.85%28220-+20%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.7%28220+-+20%29+%3C=+R+%3C=+0.85%28220-+20%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=140+%3C=+R+%3C=+170 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"140+%3C=+R+%3C=+170\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for B.)  If a = 25, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.7%28220+-+25%29+%3C=+R+%3C=+0.85%28220-+25%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.7%28220+-+25%29+%3C=+R+%3C=+0.85%28220-+25%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=136.5+%3C=+R+%3C=+1165.75 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"136.5+%3C=+R+%3C=+1165.75\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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