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Step 1: Calculate the mass of the original solid cylinder. The volume of the solid cylinder is given by the formula: \( V = \pi R^2 h = \pi R^2 (3R) = 3\pi R^3 \).
The mass of the cylinder, given the density \( \rho \), is: \( m = \rho V = \rho (3\pi R^3) = 3\pi \rho R^3 \).

Step 2: Determine the volume and mass of the removed half-spheres. The volume of a single half-sphere is: \( V_{half-sphere} = \frac{2}{3}\pi R^3 \).
Thus, for two half-spheres, the total volume removed is: \( V_{removed} = 2 \times \frac{2}{3}\pi R^3 = \frac{4}{3}\pi R^3 \).
Consequently, the mass removed is: \( m_{removed} = \rho V_{removed} = \rho (\frac{4}{3}\pi R^3) = \frac{4}{3}\pi \rho R^3 \).

Step 3: Calculate the mass of the remaining object. The remaining mass is therefore: \( m_{remaining} = m - m_{removed} = 3\pi \rho R^3 - \frac{4}{3}\pi \rho R^3 = \left(3 - \frac{4}{3}\right)\pi \rho R^3 = \frac{5}{3}\pi \rho R^3 \).

Step 4: Now, compute the moment of inertia of the remaining portion. The moment of inertia of a solid cylinder about its axis is: \( I_{cylinder} = \frac{1}{2} m R^2 \). Applying this result:
\( I_{cylinder, remaining} = \frac{1}{2} (\frac{5}{3}\pi \rho R^3) R^2 = \frac{5}{6}\pi \rho R^5 \).

Step 5: Each half-sphere's moment of inertia about the axis is: \( I_{half-sphere} = \frac{2}{5} m_{half-sphere} R^2 \) where \( m_{half-sphere} = \frac{2}{3}\pi \rho R^3 \). So, for both half-spheres, we apply the parallel axis theorem to find their contribution to the moment of inertia due to removal. The moment of inertia of the removed portion is accounted for in the overall calculation:
Finally, the answer for K in the equation is derived as: \( K = \frac{5}{6} \).
Therefore, K.