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Moment of inertia of a cylinder of mass M, length L and radius R about an axis passing through its centre and perpendicular to the axis of the cylinder is 
. If such a cylinder is to be made for a given mass of a material, the ratio L/R for it to have minimum possible I is:
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B
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D
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