YES(?,O(n^1)) We are left with following problem, upon which TcT provides the certificate YES(?,O(n^1)). Strict Trs: { f(a()) -> g(h(a())) , h(g(x)) -> g(h(f(x))) , k(x, h(x), a()) -> h(x) , k(f(x), y, x) -> f(x) } 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) -> 1 , f_0(3) -> 1 , f_1(2) -> 9 , f_1(3) -> 9 , f_2(6) -> 11 , a_0() -> 2 , a_1() -> 7 , g_0(2) -> 3 , g_0(3) -> 3 , g_1(6) -> 1 , g_1(6) -> 9 , g_1(8) -> 4 , g_2(10) -> 8 , h_0(2) -> 4 , h_0(3) -> 4 , h_1(7) -> 6 , h_1(9) -> 8 , h_2(11) -> 10 , k_0(2, 2, 2) -> 5 , k_0(2, 2, 3) -> 5 , k_0(2, 3, 2) -> 5 , k_0(2, 3, 3) -> 5 , k_0(3, 2, 2) -> 5 , k_0(3, 2, 3) -> 5 , k_0(3, 3, 2) -> 5 , k_0(3, 3, 3) -> 5 } Hurray, we answered YES(?,O(n^1))