The circuits that contain resistors, inductors and capacitors can have steady states after the circuit has been powered long enough for the capacitors to charge and if the power does not fluctuate. in the initial condition being that a dc circuit is powered with a circuit containing a capacitor the cap will increase in voltage until the steady state is reached. when the circuit is discharged the capacitor will decrease in voltage . in circuits containing inductors, inductors counteract the changes in current when the circuit is powered. when the circuit has been powered the will act as the path of least resistance to the point the other current paths containing resistors and other circuit elements can be ignored.