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Master Resource Book in JEE Main Physics
Moment of inertia of cylinder about an axis through the centre and perpendicular to its axis is
$$
I_{c}=M\left(\frac{R^{2}}{4}+\frac{L^{2}}{12}\right)
$$
Using theorem of parallel axes, moment of inertia of the cylinder about an axis through its edge would be
$$
I=I_{c}+M\left(\frac{L}{2}\right)^{2}=M\left(\frac{R^{2}}{4}+\frac{L^{2}}{12}+\frac{L^{2}}{4}\right)=M\left(\frac{R^{2}}{4}+\frac{L^{2}}{3}\right)
$$
When $L=6 R, \quad I_{h}=\frac{49}{4} M R^{2}$