Overriding "equals" method: how to figure out the type of the parameter?

I'm trying to override equals method for a parameterized class.

@Override
public boolean equals(Object obj) {
    if (this == obj)
        return true;
    if (obj == null)
        return false;
    if (!(obj instanceof Tuple))
        return false;

    Tuple<E> other = (Tuple<E>) obj; //unchecked cast
    if (!a0.equals(other.a0) && !a0.equals(other.a1)) {
        return false;
    }
    if (!a1.equals(other.a1) && !a1.equals(other.a0)) {
        return false;
    }

    return true;
}

How can I make sure that <E> of the other object is the same as this?