Consider a uniform square plate of side ‘ a ‘  and mass ‘m ‘ . The moment of inertia of this plate about an axis perpendicular to its plane and passing through one of its corners is

Q: Consider a uniform square plate of side ‘ a ‘  and mass ‘ m ‘ . The moment of inertia of this plate about an axis perpendicular to its plane and passing through one of its corners is

(a) $ \frac{1}{2} ma^2 $

(b) $ \frac{7}{12} ma^2 $

(c) $ \frac{2}{3} ma^2 $

(d) $ \frac{5}{6} ma^2 $

Ans: (c)