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Moment of inertia of a cylindrical shell of mass M, radius R and length L about its geometrical axis would be -

A

`MR^(2)`

B

`MR^(2)//2`

C

`M(R^(2)//4+L^(2)//12)`

D

`ML^(2)//12`

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