YES Problem: f(f(x,a()),a()) -> f(f(f(a(),a()),f(x,a())),a()) Proof: Uncurry Processor (mirror): a2(a1(x),x6) -> a2(a2(x,a1(a())),x6) a1(a1(x)) -> a1(a2(x,a1(a()))) f(a1(x4),x5) -> a2(x4,x5) f(a(),x5) -> a1(x5) Matrix Interpretation Processor: dim=1 interpretation: [a1](x0) = 4x0, [a2](x0, x1) = 4x0 + 4x1, [f](x0, x1) = 2x0 + 5x1 + 4, [a] = 0 orientation: a2(a1(x),x6) = 16x + 4x6 >= 16x + 4x6 = a2(a2(x,a1(a())),x6) a1(a1(x)) = 16x >= 16x = a1(a2(x,a1(a()))) f(a1(x4),x5) = 8x4 + 5x5 + 4 >= 4x4 + 4x5 = a2(x4,x5) f(a(),x5) = 5x5 + 4 >= 4x5 = a1(x5) problem: a2(a1(x),x6) -> a2(a2(x,a1(a())),x6) a1(a1(x)) -> a1(a2(x,a1(a()))) Matrix Interpretation Processor: dim=3 interpretation: [1 1 0] [0] [a1](x0) = [0 0 0]x0 + [1] [0 0 0] [0], [1 1 0] [1 0 0] [a2](x0, x1) = [0 0 0]x0 + [0 0 0]x1 [0 0 0] [0 0 0] , [0] [a] = [0] [0] orientation: [1 1 0] [1 0 0] [1] [1 1 0] [1 0 0] a2(a1(x),x6) = [0 0 0]x + [0 0 0]x6 + [0] >= [0 0 0]x + [0 0 0]x6 = a2(a2(x,a1(a())),x6) [0 0 0] [0 0 0] [0] [0 0 0] [0 0 0] [1 1 0] [1] [1 1 0] [0] a1(a1(x)) = [0 0 0]x + [1] >= [0 0 0]x + [1] = a1(a2(x,a1(a()))) [0 0 0] [0] [0 0 0] [0] problem: Qed