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The equation for conic sections, including circles, was developed by ancient Greek mathematicians, particularly Apollonius of Perga, in the 3rd century BCE. He is often credited with formalizing the study of conics in his work "Conics." However, the general equation of a circle ( (x - h)^2 + (y - k)^2 = r^2 ) is derived from the definition of a circle as the set of points equidistant from a center point ((h, k)).

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