No. Sqrt(2) is irrational, as is -sqrt(2). Both belong to the irrationals but their sum, 0, is rational.
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No. You can well multiply two irrational numbers and get a result that is not an irrational number.
The main subgroup is the rational numbers. The set of irrational numbers is not closed with regard to addition basic arithmetical operations and so does not form a group.
Yes, the set is closed.
No. A number cannot be closed under addition: only a set can be closed. The set of rational numbers is closed under addition.
No, it is not. Root2 and root 8 are each irrational. Root8 / root2 =2. 2 is not a member of the set.