YES Problem: b(a(a(b(b(x1))))) -> a(a(b(b(b(a(a(x1))))))) Proof: DP Processor: DPs: b#(a(a(b(b(x1))))) -> b#(a(a(x1))) b#(a(a(b(b(x1))))) -> b#(b(a(a(x1)))) b#(a(a(b(b(x1))))) -> b#(b(b(a(a(x1))))) TRS: b(a(a(b(b(x1))))) -> a(a(b(b(b(a(a(x1))))))) Matrix Interpretation Processor: dim=4 interpretation: [b#](x0) = [0 1 0 0]x0, [0 0 0 0] [0 0 0 1] [a](x0) = [0 0 0 0]x0 [0 0 0 1] , [0 0 0 0] [1] [0 0 0 1] [0] [b](x0) = [0 0 0 1]x0 + [0] [1 1 0 0] [0] orientation: b#(a(a(b(b(x1))))) = [0 0 0 1]x1 + [1] >= [0 0 0 1]x1 = b#(a(a(x1))) b#(a(a(b(b(x1))))) = [0 0 0 1]x1 + [1] >= [0 0 0 1]x1 = b#(b(a(a(x1)))) b#(a(a(b(b(x1))))) = [0 0 0 1]x1 + [1] >= [0 0 0 1]x1 = b#(b(b(a(a(x1))))) [0 0 0 0] [1] [0 0 0 0] [0] [0 0 0 1] [1] [0 0 0 1] [1] b(a(a(b(b(x1))))) = [0 0 0 1]x1 + [1] >= [0 0 0 0]x1 + [0] = a(a(b(b(b(a(a(x1))))))) [0 0 0 1] [1] [0 0 0 1] [1] problem: DPs: TRS: b(a(a(b(b(x1))))) -> a(a(b(b(b(a(a(x1))))))) Qed