A uniform square plate has a small piece \(Q\) of an irregular shape removed and glued to the center of the plate leaving a hole behind in the figure. Then the moment of inertia about the \({z}\text -\)axis is:

| 1. | increased |
| 2. | decreased |
| 3. | the same |
| 4. | changed in an unpredictable manner |
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