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The moment of inertia of a cube of mass $m$ and side a about one of its edges is equal to

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\frac{2}{3} m a^{2}

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\frac{4}{3} m a^{2}

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3 m a^{2}

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\frac{8}{3} m a^{2}

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The correct option is A $\frac{2}{3} m a^{2}$

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