Moments of Inertia of Homogeneous Rigid Objects with Different Geometries

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$LaTeX: I_{CM} =MR^2\ (Hoop\ or\ thin\ cylindrical\ shell)\\ I_{CM}=\frac{1}{2} M(R_1^2+R_2^2) \ (Hollow\ cylinder)\\ I_{CM}=\frac{1}{2} MR^2 \ (Solid\ cylinder\ or\ disk)\\ I_{CM}=\frac{1}{12} M(a^2+b^2) \ (Rectangular\ plate)\\ I_{CM}=\frac{1}{12} ML^2\ (Long,\ thin\ rod\ with\ rotation\ axis\ through\ center)\\ I_{CM}=\frac{1}{3} ML^2 \ (Long,\ thin\ rod\ with\ rotation\ axis\ through\ end)\\ I_{CM}=\frac{2}{5} MR^2 \ (Solid\ sphere)\\ I_{CM}=\frac{2}{3} MR^2 \ (Thin\ spherical\ shell)\\$ $I_{CM} =MR^2\ (Hoop\ or\ thin\ cylindrical\ shell)\\ I_{CM}=\frac{1}{2} M(R_1^2+R_2^2) \ (Hollow\ cylinder)\\ I_{CM}=\frac{1}{2} MR^2 \ (Solid\ cylinder\ or\ disk)\\ I_{CM}=\frac{1}{12} M(a^2+b^2) \ (Rectangular\ plate)\\ I_{CM}=\frac{1}{12} ML^2\ (Long,\ thin\ rod\ with\ rotation\ axis\ through\ center)\\ I_{CM}=\frac{1}{3} ML^2 \ (Long,\ thin\ rod\ with\ rotation\ axis\ through\ end)\\ I_{CM}=\frac{2}{5} MR^2 \ (Solid\ sphere)\\ I_{CM}=\frac{2}{3} MR^2 \ (Thin\ spherical\ shell)\\$