Problem 7. Which of the following relations ∼ on Z is an equivalence relation? Explain your answer, and for each relation that is an equivalence relation, give the set Z/ ∼ of all equivalence classes. 4.x∼yiffx=yorx=−y.

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Problem 7. Which of the following relations ∼ on Z is an equivalence relation? Explain your answer, and for each relation that is an equivalence relation, give the set Z/ ∼ of all equivalence classes.

4.x∼yiffx=yorx=−y.

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