A disc of mass m and radius R is attached to a rectangular plate of the same mass, breadth R and length 2R as shown in figure. The moment of inertia of the system about the axis AB passing through the centre of the disc and along the plane is 
, where value of a is
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(From Parallel Axis Theorem)
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