What is the moment of inertia of a thin circular disc about its diameter? ($M$ is the mass and $R$ is the radius of the disc.)

  • A
    $ \frac{MR^2}{4} $
  • B
    $ \frac{MR^2}{2} $
  • C
    $ MR^2 $
  • D
    $ 2MR^2 $

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