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The moment of inertia of a solid sphere of mass ‘M' and radius 'R' about a tangent to the sphere is

A

`(2)/(5) MR^2`

B

`(6)/(3) MR^2`

C

`(4)/(5) MR^2`

D

`(7)/(5) MR^2`

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D
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