Solve Double Absolute Value Inequality: |3c + 5| + |-c - 6| < -1

Question

Given:

3c+5+c6<1 |3c + 5| + |-c - 6| < -1

Which of the following statements is necessarily true?

Step-by-Step Solution

The given inequality is: |3c + 5| + |-c - 6| < -1 .

Combining absolute values with negative numbers results in an inequality that cannot be less than 1 -1 .

To show this, consider each term separately: both 3c+50|3c + 5| \ge 0 and c60|-c - 6| \ge 0 because absolute values cannot be negative.

Add these terms: 3c+5+c60|3c + 5| + |-c - 6| \ge 0. Clearly, this result cannot be less than -1.

Therefore, the condition < -1 cannot be satisfied for any c c .

Thus, the statement "No solution" is correct.

Answer

No solution