 Transverse moment of inertia of a uniform solid cylinder

For a uniform solid cylinder of length $l$, radius $r$ and mass $m$, a thin circular slice at axial coordinate $z$ has transverse moment of inertia $(z^2+r^2/4)dm$ about a diametral axis through the cylinder's midpoint. Integrating from $-l/2$ to $l/2$ gives $I_{\perp ,G}=m{l}^2/12+m{r}^2/4$. The parallel axis theorem gives $I_{\perp ,\mathrm{end}}=m{l}^2/3+m{r}^2/4$ about a parallel axis through an end-face centre. The transverse and symmetry-axis moments of inertia coincide exactly when $l=\sqrt{3}r$.