YES(O(1),O(n^1)) We are left with following problem, upon which TcT provides the certificate YES(O(1),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(1),O(n^1)) We add following weak dependency pairs: Strict DPs: { f^#(a, empty()) -> c_1(g^#(a, empty())) , f^#(a, cons(x, k)) -> c_2(f^#(cons(x, a), k)) , g^#(empty(), d) -> c_3() , g^#(cons(x, k), d) -> c_4(g^#(k, cons(x, d))) } and mark the set of starting terms. We are left with following problem, upon which TcT provides the certificate YES(O(1),O(n^1)). Strict DPs: { f^#(a, empty()) -> c_1(g^#(a, empty())) , f^#(a, cons(x, k)) -> c_2(f^#(cons(x, a), k)) , g^#(empty(), d) -> c_3() , g^#(cons(x, k), d) -> c_4(g^#(k, cons(x, d))) } 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(1),O(n^1)) No rule is usable, rules are removed from the input problem. We are left with following problem, upon which TcT provides the certificate YES(O(1),O(n^1)). Strict DPs: { f^#(a, empty()) -> c_1(g^#(a, empty())) , f^#(a, cons(x, k)) -> c_2(f^#(cons(x, a), k)) , g^#(empty(), d) -> c_3() , g^#(cons(x, k), d) -> c_4(g^#(k, cons(x, d))) } Obligation: innermost runtime complexity Answer: YES(O(1),O(n^1)) The weightgap principle applies (using the following constant growth matrix-interpretation) The following argument positions are usable: Uargs(c_1) = {1}, Uargs(c_2) = {1}, Uargs(c_4) = {1} TcT has computed following constructor-restricted matrix interpretation. [empty] = [0] [cons](x1, x2) = [1] x1 + [1] x2 + [0] [f^#](x1, x2) = [0] [c_1](x1) = [1] x1 + [0] [g^#](x1, x2) = [1] [c_2](x1) = [1] x1 + [1] [c_3] = [0] [c_4](x1) = [1] x1 + [0] This order satisfies following ordering constraints: Further, it can be verified that all rules not oriented are covered by the weightgap condition. We are left with following problem, upon which TcT provides the certificate YES(?,O(n^1)). Strict DPs: { f^#(a, empty()) -> c_1(g^#(a, empty())) , f^#(a, cons(x, k)) -> c_2(f^#(cons(x, a), k)) , g^#(cons(x, k), d) -> c_4(g^#(k, cons(x, d))) } Weak DPs: { g^#(empty(), d) -> c_3() } Obligation: innermost runtime complexity Answer: YES(?,O(n^1)) The following weak DPs constitute a sub-graph of the DG that is closed under successors. The DPs are removed. { g^#(empty(), d) -> c_3() } We are left with following problem, upon which TcT provides the certificate YES(?,O(n^1)). Strict DPs: { f^#(a, empty()) -> c_1(g^#(a, empty())) , f^#(a, cons(x, k)) -> c_2(f^#(cons(x, a), k)) , g^#(cons(x, k), d) -> c_4(g^#(k, cons(x, d))) } Obligation: innermost runtime complexity Answer: YES(?,O(n^1)) The following argument positions are usable: Uargs(c_1) = {1}, Uargs(c_2) = {1}, Uargs(c_4) = {1} TcT has computed following constructor-based matrix interpretation satisfying not(EDA). [empty] = [0] [cons](x1, x2) = [1] x1 + [1] x2 + [1] [f^#](x1, x2) = [2] x1 + [3] x2 + [1] [c_1](x1) = [2] x1 + [0] [g^#](x1, x2) = [1] x1 + [0] [c_2](x1) = [1] x1 + [0] [c_4](x1) = [1] x1 + [0] This order satisfies following ordering constraints: [f^#(a, empty())] = [2] a + [1] > [2] a + [0] = [c_1(g^#(a, empty()))] [f^#(a, cons(x, k))] = [2] a + [3] x + [3] k + [4] > [2] a + [2] x + [3] k + [3] = [c_2(f^#(cons(x, a), k))] [g^#(cons(x, k), d)] = [1] x + [1] k + [1] > [1] k + [0] = [c_4(g^#(k, cons(x, d)))] Hurray, we answered YES(O(1),O(n^1))