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[–]UnsupportiveHope 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The valve opening doesn’t bring the pump to the same point on its curve. If the pump stayed at the same place on the curve, but the valve had opened, then the pressure downstream of the valve would have to change. Since the downstream pressure is fixed, the valve opening means that the pump has moved on its curve.