Why do we have $\lim \sqrt {2 - \sqrt {2 + \sqrt {2 + \sqrt 2 ...}}} (1/2)^n = \pi $?

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Why do we have $\lim \sqrt {2 - \sqrt {2 + \sqrt {2 + \sqrt 2 ...}}} (1/2)^n = \pi $ ?

Here $...$ means repeating $n$ times.

I assume it comes from repeated half-angle formulas.

Is this the case ? And if so, is there another way to prove the identity too ???