Let A = {−2, −1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} and define a relation R on A as follows: For all m, n ∈ A, m R n  ⇔  5|(m2 − n2). It is a fact that R is an equivalence relation on A. Use set-roster notation to list the distinct equivalence classes of R. (Enter your answer as a comma-separated list of sets.)

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Let A = {−2, −1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} and define a relation R on A as follows:
For all m, n ∈ A, m R n  ⇔  5|(m2 − n2).
It is a fact that R is an equivalence relation on A. Use set-roster notation to list the distinct equivalence classes of R. (Enter your answer as a comma-separated list of sets.)
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