Determine whether the set forms a group with respect to the given operation. (You may assume the operation is associative.) If the set does not form a group, determine which properties fail. (Select all that apply.) The even integers; addition   The set forms a group. The closure property fails. The associative property fails. The identity property fails. The inverse property fails.

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Determine whether the set forms a group with respect to the given operation. (You may assume the operation is associative.) If the set does not form a group, determine which properties fail. (Select all that apply.)

The even integers; addition
 
The set forms a group.
The closure property fails.
The associative property fails.
The identity property fails.
The inverse property fails.
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