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