The moment of inertia of a long rod spun around an axis through one end perpendicular to

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The moment of inertia of a long rod spun around an axis through one end perpendicular to its length is ML2/3. Why is this moment of inertia greater than it would be if you spun a point mass M at the location of the center of mass of the rod (at L/2)? (That would be ML2/4.)

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