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GL(2,Z5)GL(2,\mathbb Z_5), the invertible 2×22\times2 matrices mod 55, has order (52−1)(52−5)=480(5^2-1)(5^2-5)=480. It acts transitively on the 66 lines through the origin in Z52\mathbb Z_5^2 by M⋅L={Mv:v∈L}M\cdot L=\{Mv:v\in L\}. Find the order of the stabilizer of the line through (1,0)(1,0) (the matrices sending this line to itself, not necessarily fixing (1,0)(1,0) pointwise).