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Question

Given a homomorphism `phi : A rightarrow B`, we define an equivalence relation ~ on A by: `x ~ y Leftrightarrow phi(x) = phi(y)`.
Is it true that the equivalence class [x] of x under this relation is:
[x] = x + ker (`phi`) ?