Show that the rotational inertia of a uniform solid spheroid about its axis of

Chapter 10, Problem 74

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Show that the rotational inertia of a uniform solid spheroid about its axis of revolution is where M is its mass and R is the semi-axis perpendicular to the rotation axis. Why does this result look the same for both a prolate or oblate spheroid and a sphere?

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