If $k_1, \ldots, k_n$ are non-square, pairwise coprime, then $\sqrt {k_n} \not \in \mathbf{Q}(\sqrt {k_1}, \ldots, \sqrt {k_{n-1}})$

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Seems intuitive. Like the fact that $\sqrt 3 \not \in \mathbf{Q}(\sqrt 2)$. But how to approach actually proving it? The proof of this fact doesn't seem to generalize well.