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+#include <bits/stdc++.h> 
+using namespace std; 
+  
+// Function to find maximum sum 
+// pair from two arrays 
+int maxSumPair(int arr1[], int n1, int arr2[], int n2) 
+{ 
+    int max1 = INT_MIN; // max from 1st array 
+    int max2 = INT_MIN; // max from 2nd array 
+  
+    // Find max from 1st array 
+    for (int i = 0; i < n1; i++) { 
+        if (arr1[i] > max1) 
+            max1 = arr1[i]; 
+    } 
+  
+    // Find max from 2nd array 
+    for (int i = 0; i < n2; i++) { 
+        if (arr2[i] > max2) 
+            max2 = arr2[i]; 
+    } 
+  
+    // Return sum of max from both arrays 
+    return max1 + max2; 
+} 
+  
+// Driver Code 
+int main() 
+{ 
+  
+    int arr1[] = { 10, 2, 3 }; 
+  
+    int arr2[] = { 3, 4, 7 }; 
+  
+    int n1 = sizeof(arr1) / sizeof(arr1[0]); 
+  
+    int n2 = sizeof(arr2) / sizeof(arr2[0]); 
+  
+    cout << maxSumPair(arr1, n1, arr2, n2); 
+  
+    return 0; 
+}