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If voltage in a circuit is constant, the current can be cut to half of its original value by changing the resistance to ________ its original value.

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Two times

Explanation: By Ohm's law V = IR. If V is constant and I is halved (I_new = I/2), then R_new = V/(I/2) = 2V/I = 2R, i.e., twice the original resistance.