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