One quarter sector is cut from a uniform disc of radius 'R'. This sector has mass 'M'. It is made to rotate about a line perpendicular to its plane and passing through the center of the original disc. Its moment of inertia about the axis of rotation is
If we assume complete disc to be present, then it would have a mass 4 times the mass of the sector. Then, moment of inertia of the complete disc is
Idisc=12MdiscR2=12(4Msector)R2
Now, Isector=Idisc4
⇒Isector=12MR2.