3D Math - How accurate should a circle be?

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If you want to draw an accurate circle using straight lines - how many do you need?

Assuming you'd like your line to lie within one pixel of the true edge, then the largest radius you can draw with an N-sided polygon is:

 R = 1 / (1 - cos ( PI / numSides ))

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