
A pythagorean catastrophe!
This forum has been relatively quiet recently.So I have decided to involve you all in something interesting.Here is the problem:
Prove that

is irrational without resorting to proof by contradiction.
I have recently proved it without employing reductio-ad absurdum.Anyone else wants to try?
Post your solutions and your comments in reply to this post.
P.S.I will disclose my proof eventually!