YES(?,O(n^1)) We are left with following problem, upon which TcT provides the certificate YES(?,O(n^1)). Strict Trs: { f(a, empty()) -> g(a, empty()) , f(a, cons(x, k)) -> f(cons(x, a), k) , g(empty(), d) -> d , g(cons(x, k), d) -> g(k, cons(x, d)) } Obligation: innermost runtime complexity Answer: YES(?,O(n^1)) The problem is match-bounded by 2. The enriched problem is compatible with the following automaton. { f_0(2, 2) -> 1 , f_1(4, 2) -> 1 , empty_0() -> 1 , empty_0() -> 2 , empty_1() -> 1 , empty_1() -> 3 , g_0(2, 2) -> 1 , g_1(2, 3) -> 1 , g_1(2, 4) -> 1 , g_1(4, 3) -> 1 , g_2(2, 5) -> 1 , g_2(4, 5) -> 1 , cons_0(2, 2) -> 1 , cons_0(2, 2) -> 2 , cons_1(2, 2) -> 1 , cons_1(2, 2) -> 4 , cons_1(2, 3) -> 1 , cons_1(2, 3) -> 3 , cons_1(2, 4) -> 1 , cons_1(2, 4) -> 4 , cons_1(2, 5) -> 1 , cons_1(2, 5) -> 3 , cons_2(2, 3) -> 1 , cons_2(2, 3) -> 5 , cons_2(2, 5) -> 1 , cons_2(2, 5) -> 5 , 2 -> 1 , 3 -> 1 , 4 -> 1 , 5 -> 1 } Hurray, we answered YES(?,O(n^1))