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JEE Math Practice Question

For a $3 \times 3$ matrix $M$, let trace $(M)$ denote the sum of all the diagonal elements of $M$. Let $A$ be a $3 \times 3$ matrix such that $|A|=\frac{1}{2}$ and trace $(A)=3$. If $B=\operatorname{adj}(\operatorname{adj}(2 A))$, then the value of $|B|+$ trace $(B)$ equals :

  1. A.56
  2. B.132
  3. C.174
  4. D.280

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