document.write( "Question 911854: Determine if this conjecture is true. If not, give a counterexample.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The sum of two negative numbers is less than −1.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "false; −1 + (−1) < −1
\n" ); document.write( " false; 0 + (−1) = −1
\n" ); document.write( " false; −1/4 + (−1/4) > −1
\n" ); document.write( "OR
\n" ); document.write( " true
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false, (-1/4) + (-1/4) > -1 is a counterexample. The other two choices are not counterexamples. \n" ); document.write( "

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