Hypertension is the term used to describe high blood pressure. Blood pressure is a measurement of the force against the walls of your arteries as your heart pumps blood through your body. Blood pressure readings are usually given as two numbers -- for example, 120 over 80 (written as 120/80 mmHg).
well you only switch inequality signs when dividing or multiplying the opposite side of the equation by a negative number because negative numbers can shift or switch around the graph so you have to flip the inequality sign otherwise you'll get the wrong graph. Jayne Â· 1 year ago.
CTunstall/Inequality Vocabulary.doc/8/10/12. Inequalities: Symbols and Vocabulary. Algebra rules / General Rules: ï· Isolate a positive x on the left side using algebra. ï· Reverse the inequality sign when mult/divide by a negative. ï¼ Less than: The symbol that: ï Looks like an L (ï¼) for ï¼ess than. < â ) ïPoints to the Left. ï£. â ï] Caps the arrow pointing towards smaller numbers. on the number line.