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Why might the amount of current and voltage in a circuit need to be juggled

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In reality the voltage of a circuit is changed to maintain a certain amount of current passing through a circuit. Voltage is directly proportional to current. On reducing the voltage, the current flow will decrease, if we consider the resistance of the circuit is remaining same. Depending on the demand, the voltage is changed and the current automatically gets changed.

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