YES Problem: a(a(a(b(x1)))) -> b(a(a(a(x1)))) b(a(b(a(x1)))) -> a(b(b(a(x1)))) Proof: String Reversal Processor: b(a(a(a(x1)))) -> a(a(a(b(x1)))) a(b(a(b(x1)))) -> a(b(b(a(x1)))) Matrix Interpretation Processor: dim=4 interpretation: [1 0 0 0] [0 0 1 0] [a](x0) = [0 0 0 1]x0 [0 1 0 0] , [1 0 0 1] [0] [0 1 1 1] [1] [b](x0) = [0 0 0 0]x0 + [0] [0 0 0 0] [0] orientation: [1 0 0 1] [0] [1 0 0 1] [0] [0 1 1 1] [1] [0 1 1 1] [1] b(a(a(a(x1)))) = [0 0 0 0]x1 + [0] >= [0 0 0 0]x1 + [0] = a(a(a(b(x1)))) [0 0 0 0] [0] [0 0 0 0] [0] [1 1 1 2] [1] [1 1 0 0] [0] [0 0 0 0] [0] [0 0 0 0] [0] a(b(a(b(x1)))) = [0 0 0 0]x1 + [0] >= [0 0 0 0]x1 + [0] = a(b(b(a(x1)))) [0 1 1 1] [2] [0 1 1 1] [2] problem: b(a(a(a(x1)))) -> a(a(a(b(x1)))) KBO Processor: weight function: w0 = 1 w(a) = w(b) = 1 precedence: b > a problem: Qed