Subset relation between two polyhedral cones

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Suppose we are given two vectors $b_1, b_2 \in \mathbb{R}^n$ and $m \leq n$ vectors $a_1, \dotsc, a_m \in\mathbb{R}^n$ with

  • $ a_1, \dotsc, a_m \notin \text{cone}\, (b_1,b_2) $
  • $ \text{cone}(a_1, \dotsc, a_m) \cap \text{cone}\, (b_1,b_2) \neq \emptyset$

Is the following statement true or false?

  • $ \text{cone}\, (b_1,b_2) \subseteq \text{cone}(a_1, \dotsc, a_m) $

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