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