YES Problem: f(h(x)) -> f(i(x)) g(i(x)) -> g(h(x)) h(a()) -> b() i(a()) -> b() Proof: DP Processor: DPs: f#(h(x)) -> i#(x) f#(h(x)) -> f#(i(x)) g#(i(x)) -> h#(x) g#(i(x)) -> g#(h(x)) TRS: f(h(x)) -> f(i(x)) g(i(x)) -> g(h(x)) h(a()) -> b() i(a()) -> b() Matrix Interpretation Processor: dim=3 interpretation: [h#](x0) = [0], [g#](x0) = [0 0 1]x0, [i#](x0) = [0 1 0]x0, [f#](x0) = [1 0 0]x0, [0] [b] = [0] [0], [1] [a] = [1] [1], [0 1 1] [0] [g](x0) = [0 0 0]x0 + [1] [0 0 0] [0], [0 1 1] [0] [i](x0) = [0 0 0]x0 + [0] [1 1 0] [1], [1 1 1] [f](x0) = [1 0 0]x0 [1 1 1] , [0 1 1] [1] [h](x0) = [1 1 0]x0 + [1] [0 0 0] [0] orientation: f#(h(x)) = [0 1 1]x + [1] >= [0 1 0]x = i#(x) f#(h(x)) = [0 1 1]x + [1] >= [0 1 1]x = f#(i(x)) g#(i(x)) = [1 1 0]x + [1] >= [0] = h#(x) g#(i(x)) = [1 1 0]x + [1] >= [0] = g#(h(x)) [1 2 1] [2] [1 2 1] [1] f(h(x)) = [0 1 1]x + [1] >= [0 1 1]x + [0] = f(i(x)) [1 2 1] [2] [1 2 1] [1] [1 1 0] [1] [1 1 0] [1] g(i(x)) = [0 0 0]x + [1] >= [0 0 0]x + [1] = g(h(x)) [0 0 0] [0] [0 0 0] [0] [3] [0] h(a()) = [3] >= [0] = b() [0] [0] [2] [0] i(a()) = [0] >= [0] = b() [3] [0] problem: DPs: TRS: f(h(x)) -> f(i(x)) g(i(x)) -> g(h(x)) h(a()) -> b() i(a()) -> b() Qed