H 6. Prove that the distinct equivalence classes of the relation of congruence modulo n are the sets [0], [1], [2], ..., where for each a = 0, 1, 2, ..., n - 1, [a] = {m e Z | m = a (mod n)}. 1

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H 6. Prove that the distinct equivalence classes of the relation of
congruence modulo n are the sets [0], [1], [2], ...,
where for each a = 0, 1, 2,..., n - 1,
[a] = {m e Z | m = a (mod n)}.
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Transcribed Image Text:H 6. Prove that the distinct equivalence classes of the relation of congruence modulo n are the sets [0], [1], [2], ..., where for each a = 0, 1, 2,..., n - 1, [a] = {m e Z | m = a (mod n)}. 1
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