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