YES Problem: f(a(),f(x,a())) -> f(x,f(f(f(a(),a()),a()),a())) Proof: DP Processor: DPs: f#(a(),f(x,a())) -> f#(a(),a()) f#(a(),f(x,a())) -> f#(f(a(),a()),a()) f#(a(),f(x,a())) -> f#(f(f(a(),a()),a()),a()) f#(a(),f(x,a())) -> f#(x,f(f(f(a(),a()),a()),a())) TRS: f(a(),f(x,a())) -> f(x,f(f(f(a(),a()),a()),a())) Matrix Interpretation Processor: dim=4 interpretation: [f#](x0, x1) = [0 0 1 0]x0 + [0 0 0 1]x1, [1 0 1 0] [1 0 0 0] [0 0 1 1] [0 1 0 0] [f](x0, x1) = [0 0 0 0]x0 + [0 0 0 0]x1 [0 0 1 0] [0 0 1 1] , [0] [0] [a] = [1] [1] orientation: f#(a(),f(x,a())) = [0 0 1 0]x + [3] >= [2] = f#(a(),a()) f#(a(),f(x,a())) = [0 0 1 0]x + [3] >= [1] = f#(f(a(),a()),a()) f#(a(),f(x,a())) = [0 0 1 0]x + [3] >= [1] = f#(f(f(a(),a()),a()),a()) f#(a(),f(x,a())) = [0 0 1 0]x + [3] >= [0 0 1 0]x + [2] = f#(x,f(f(f(a(),a()),a()),a())) [1 0 1 0] [1] [1 0 1 0] [1] [0 0 1 1] [2] [0 0 1 1] [2] f(a(),f(x,a())) = [0 0 0 0]x + [0] >= [0 0 0 0]x + [0] = f(x,f(f(f(a(),a()),a()),a())) [0 0 1 0] [3] [0 0 1 0] [2] problem: DPs: TRS: f(a(),f(x,a())) -> f(x,f(f(f(a(),a()),a()),a())) Qed