If the arcs bend the other way, then "yes"; otherwise there is an obvious counterexample. Note that the statement holds if $c\in [a,b]$. Moreover, if the arcs $ac$ and $bc$ are tangent to the arc $ab$ at $a$ and $b$ respectively, then equality holds. Furthermore, note that we can assume that $ac$ and $bc$ are tangent to $ab$. On the following diagram, if arcs look tangent, then they are. [![enter image description here][1]][1] Observe that $|ab|=|ac|+|cx|+|xb|\geqslant |ac|+|cb|$, where $|{*}{*}|$ denotes the length of the arc. [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/J9n02.png