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Abstract Algebra, Group Structures question: For my homework, I have been asked to analyze the following pair of set and binary operation: N =The set of nonnegative integers, subtraction. So I'm trying to figure out what the identity is for this set/operation...but I can't think of any. There must exist some identity element e in N such that for any x in N, e * x = x * e = x, where * is the generic binary operator. I tried e = 0, but x - 0 is not the same as 0 - x, so this cannot possibly be it... right? Someone please help

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