Thread: Moment of inertia of a square prism

EDIT:
Can some1 help me solve this:

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Thanks in advance.

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steps involved to working this out would be appreciated, so I can understand how it is done.

OK I have worked out part (a):
I = integral y^2 . dA
= integral y^2.a.dy
= a.integral y^2 .dy from -b/2 to b/2
=a. [y^3/3] from -b/2 to b/2
= a.b^2 / 12

can sum1 confirm this and try continue with part (b). Thanks.