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A thin rod of length `L` and mass `M` is bent at its midpoint into two halves so that the angle between them is `90^@`. The moment of inertia of the bent rod about an axis passing through the bending point and perpendicular to the plane defined by the two halves of the rod is.

A

`(sqrt(2)ML^(2))/(24)`

B

`(ML^(2))/(24)`

C

`(ML^(2))/(12)`

D

`(ML^(2))/(6)`

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C
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