c.The moment of inertia must be taken about an axis through the center of mass.
Explanation:
The movements of rigid bodies can always be divided into the translation movement of the center of mass and that of rotation around the center of mass. However, we can demonstrate that this is true for the kinetic energy of a rigid body that has both translational and rotational movement.
In this case the kinetic energy of the body is the sum of a part associated with the movement of the center of mass and another part associated with the rotation about an axis passing through the center of mass. This is all represented by the form Ktot = Kr + Kt, however we must consider that the moment of inertia must be taken around an axis through the center of mass, since rigid bodies at rest tend to remain at rest.
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