A uniform solid disc of mass and radius is placed flat on a table

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Problem

A uniform solid disc of mass

4.0\,\text{kg}

and radius

0.20\,\text{m}

is placed flat on a table. Find its moment of inertia about an axis along a tangent to the disc in its plane. (a)

0.24\,\text{kg m}^2

(b)

0.08\,\text{kg m}^2

(c)

0.20\,\text{kg m}^2

(d)

0.12\,\text{kg m}^2