Suppose $f(x)=O(x^2)$ as $x\to 0$, which means the big-Oh-notation.
My question is whether then $$ f(x)-x=O(x^2)\text{ as }x\to 0. $$
On the one hand, my answer is yes since $g(x):=x=O(x)$ as $x\to 0$ and hence $f(x)$ is the dominant term in the sum as $x\to 0$.
On the other hand, there is the summation rule, saying that $$ f(x)-x=O(x^2-x), x\to 0. $$