Can the Pigeonhole Principle Solve This Combinatorics Problem?

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Homework Statement



Let A be a 100x100 matrix such that each number from the set {1,2,...,100} appears exactly 100 times. Prove that there exists a row or column with at least 10 different numbers.

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I suspect that I should use the pigeonhole principle, but I can't think of a way to do so.
 
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Solved it, thanks :)