YES Problem: f(a(),f(f(a(),a()),x)) -> f(f(a(),a()),f(a(),f(a(),x))) Proof: DP Processor: DPs: f#(a(),f(f(a(),a()),x)) -> f#(a(),x) f#(a(),f(f(a(),a()),x)) -> f#(a(),f(a(),x)) f#(a(),f(f(a(),a()),x)) -> f#(f(a(),a()),f(a(),f(a(),x))) TRS: f(a(),f(f(a(),a()),x)) -> f(f(a(),a()),f(a(),f(a(),x))) EDG Processor: DPs: f#(a(),f(f(a(),a()),x)) -> f#(a(),x) f#(a(),f(f(a(),a()),x)) -> f#(a(),f(a(),x)) f#(a(),f(f(a(),a()),x)) -> f#(f(a(),a()),f(a(),f(a(),x))) TRS: f(a(),f(f(a(),a()),x)) -> f(f(a(),a()),f(a(),f(a(),x))) graph: f#(a(),f(f(a(),a()),x)) -> f#(a(),f(a(),x)) -> f#(a(),f(f(a(),a()),x)) -> f#(a(),x) f#(a(),f(f(a(),a()),x)) -> f#(a(),f(a(),x)) -> f#(a(),f(f(a(),a()),x)) -> f#(a(),f(a(),x)) f#(a(),f(f(a(),a()),x)) -> f#(a(),f(a(),x)) -> f#(a(),f(f(a(),a()),x)) -> f#(f(a(),a()),f(a(),f(a(),x))) f#(a(),f(f(a(),a()),x)) -> f#(a(),x) -> f#(a(),f(f(a(),a()),x)) -> f#(a(),x) f#(a(),f(f(a(),a()),x)) -> f#(a(),x) -> f#(a(),f(f(a(),a()),x)) -> f#(a(),f(a(),x)) f#(a(),f(f(a(),a()),x)) -> f#(a(),x) -> f#(a(),f(f(a(),a()),x)) -> f#(f(a(),a()),f(a(),f(a(),x))) SCC Processor: #sccs: 1 #rules: 2 #arcs: 6/9 DPs: f#(a(),f(f(a(),a()),x)) -> f#(a(),f(a(),x)) f#(a(),f(f(a(),a()),x)) -> f#(a(),x) TRS: f(a(),f(f(a(),a()),x)) -> f(f(a(),a()),f(a(),f(a(),x))) Matrix Interpretation Processor: dim=2 interpretation: [f#](x0, x1) = [2 0]x1, [2 0] [1 1] [f](x0, x1) = [0 0]x0 + [0 0]x1, [0] [a] = [1] orientation: f#(a(),f(f(a(),a()),x)) = [2 2]x + [4] >= [2 2]x = f#(a(),f(a(),x)) f#(a(),f(f(a(),a()),x)) = [2 2]x + [4] >= [2 0]x = f#(a(),x) [1 1] [2] [1 1] [2] f(a(),f(f(a(),a()),x)) = [0 0]x + [0] >= [0 0]x + [0] = f(f(a(),a()),f(a(),f(a(),x))) problem: DPs: TRS: f(a(),f(f(a(),a()),x)) -> f(f(a(),a()),f(a(),f(a(),x))) Qed