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