YES Problem: p(a(x0),p(a(b(x1)),x2)) -> p(a(b(a(x2))),p(a(a(x1)),x2)) Proof: DP Processor: DPs: p#(a(x0),p(a(b(x1)),x2)) -> p#(a(a(x1)),x2) p#(a(x0),p(a(b(x1)),x2)) -> p#(a(b(a(x2))),p(a(a(x1)),x2)) TRS: p(a(x0),p(a(b(x1)),x2)) -> p(a(b(a(x2))),p(a(a(x1)),x2)) Matrix Interpretation Processor: dim=2 interpretation: [p#](x0, x1) = [0 1]x1, [0 0] [2 0] [1] [p](x0, x1) = [1 0]x0 + [1 2]x1 + [0], [3 0] [1] [b](x0) = [0 0]x0 + [1], [0 1] [a](x0) = [0 0]x0 orientation: p#(a(x0),p(a(b(x1)),x2)) = [1 2]x2 + [1] >= [0 1]x2 = p#(a(a(x1)),x2) p#(a(x0),p(a(b(x1)),x2)) = [1 2]x2 + [1] >= [1 2]x2 = p#(a(b(a(x2))),p(a(a(x1)),x2)) [0 0] [4 0] [3] [4 0] [3] p(a(x0),p(a(b(x1)),x2)) = [0 1]x0 + [4 4]x2 + [3] >= [4 4]x2 + [2] = p(a(b(a(x2))),p(a(a(x1)),x2)) problem: DPs: TRS: p(a(x0),p(a(b(x1)),x2)) -> p(a(b(a(x2))),p(a(a(x1)),x2)) Qed