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