Irrationality of sqrt(2) There's a shorter proof which requires unique factorization of integers, while ignoring the assumption that a and b have no common factors. Given a^2 = 2b^2, neither have the same number of 2s as a factor, therefore they can't be equal. Reply
There's a shorter proof which requires unique factorization of integers, while ignoring the assumption that a and b have no common factors.
Given a^2 = 2b^2, neither have the same number of 2s as a factor, therefore they can't be equal.