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If the sets A and B have maxima and A ∩ B $\neq$ 0 , then A ∩ B has a maximum.

Is this statement is true or false ?

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This is false. Consider $A=(0,1)\cup\{2\}$ and $B=(0,1)\cup\{3\}$. Both sets have maxima, 2 and 3 respectively. But $A \cap B=(0,1)$ which has no maximum.