Suppose there is a uniform circular disc of mass kg and radius m shown in figure. The shaded regions are cut out from the disc. The moment of inertia of the remainder about the axis of the disc is given by . The value of is ______.

Let be the surface mass density. For the full disc: , so .
Each small disc has radius , area , hence mass .
Moment of inertia of the full disc about diameter through centre: (using for axis through centre perpendicular to plane; if axis is in the plane through centre, — assume the standard interpretation here with the axis as drawn).
About axis A passing through the centre (diametral), .
For each small disc at distance from centre, by parallel-axis theorem (its own diametral moment , plus ):
Actually, simpler approach used in the standard solution: take the perpendicular axis (out of plane) for each piece.
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For the two small cuts together: .
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