let M be non empty MetrSpace; :: thesis: for P, Q being non empty Subset of (TopSpaceMetr M) st P is compact & Q is compact holds
max_dist_min P,Q >= 0

let P, Q be non empty Subset of (TopSpaceMetr M); :: thesis: ( P is compact & Q is compact implies max_dist_min P,Q >= 0 )
assume ( P is compact & Q is compact ) ; :: thesis: max_dist_min P,Q >= 0
then consider x1, x2 being Point of M such that
A1: ( x1 in P & x2 in Q & dist x1,x2 = max_dist_min P,Q ) by WEIERSTR:38;
thus max_dist_min P,Q >= 0 by A1, METRIC_1:5; :: thesis: verum