YES Problem: a(b(a(x1))) -> b(x1) b(a(b(x1))) -> b(b(b(x1))) b(b(x1)) -> a(a(a(x1))) Proof: Arctic Interpretation Processor: dimension: 2 interpretation: [2 0] [b](x0) = [3 1]x0, [0 1 ] [a](x0) = [-& 0 ]x0 orientation: [4 5] [2 0] a(b(a(x1))) = [3 4]x1 >= [3 1]x1 = b(x1) [6 4] [6 4] b(a(b(x1))) = [7 5]x1 >= [7 5]x1 = b(b(b(x1))) [4 2] [0 1 ] b(b(x1)) = [5 3]x1 >= [-& 0 ]x1 = a(a(a(x1))) problem: a(b(a(x1))) -> b(x1) b(a(b(x1))) -> b(b(b(x1))) Arctic Interpretation Processor: dimension: 2 interpretation: [0 0 ] [b](x0) = [-& 1 ]x0, [0 0] [a](x0) = [0 1]x0 orientation: [1 2] [0 0 ] a(b(a(x1))) = [2 3]x1 >= [-& 1 ]x1 = b(x1) [0 2] [0 2 ] b(a(b(x1))) = [1 3]x1 >= [-& 3 ]x1 = b(b(b(x1))) problem: b(a(b(x1))) -> b(b(b(x1))) Arctic Interpretation Processor: dimension: 2 interpretation: [0 0 ] [b](x0) = [-& 2 ]x0, [1 -&] [a](x0) = [0 3 ]x0 orientation: [1 5] [0 4 ] b(a(b(x1))) = [2 7]x1 >= [-& 6 ]x1 = b(b(b(x1))) problem: Qed