What is the cardinality of the set of 2 x 2 matrices over N? Prove your answer.  Note: a 2 x 2 matrix over N is a 2 x 2 matrix whose elements are all natural numbers, for example  1   2                17    82 3   4      and     1      1  are both 2 x 2 matrices over N

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  1. What is the cardinality of the set of 2 x 2 matrices over N? Prove your answer. 

Note: a 2 x 2 matrix over N is a 2 x 2 matrix whose elements are all natural numbers, for example 

1   2                17    82

3   4      and     1      1  are both 2 x 2 matrices over N

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