Question on equivalence classes in a relation

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Let $S$ = $\{(x,y)^T : x,y \in \Bbb{R}\}$.

Define a relation $R$ on $S$ by $aRb$ iff there exists a $2\times2$ invertible matrix $A$ such that $Aa$ = $b$.

I have shown that $R$ is an equivalence relation.

I need to show that $R$ partitions $S$ into $4$ distinct classes.

Let $ a \in S$ and $[a]$ denote the equivalence class of $a$.

Then by definition,

$[a]$ = $\{b \in S: \exists\;\; 2\times2 \text{ invertible matrix } A \text{ s.t } Aa = b\}$

I can't understand how can I proceed after this.