YES Problem: f(f(a(),x),a()) -> f(f(f(x,f(a(),a())),a()),a()) Proof: DP Processor: DPs: f#(f(a(),x),a()) -> f#(a(),a()) f#(f(a(),x),a()) -> f#(x,f(a(),a())) f#(f(a(),x),a()) -> f#(f(x,f(a(),a())),a()) f#(f(a(),x),a()) -> f#(f(f(x,f(a(),a())),a()),a()) TRS: f(f(a(),x),a()) -> f(f(f(x,f(a(),a())),a()),a()) EDG Processor: DPs: f#(f(a(),x),a()) -> f#(a(),a()) f#(f(a(),x),a()) -> f#(x,f(a(),a())) f#(f(a(),x),a()) -> f#(f(x,f(a(),a())),a()) f#(f(a(),x),a()) -> f#(f(f(x,f(a(),a())),a()),a()) TRS: f(f(a(),x),a()) -> f(f(f(x,f(a(),a())),a()),a()) graph: f#(f(a(),x),a()) -> f#(f(x,f(a(),a())),a()) -> f#(f(a(),x),a()) -> f#(a(),a()) f#(f(a(),x),a()) -> f#(f(x,f(a(),a())),a()) -> f#(f(a(),x),a()) -> f#(x,f(a(),a())) f#(f(a(),x),a()) -> f#(f(x,f(a(),a())),a()) -> f#(f(a(),x),a()) -> f#(f(x,f(a(),a())),a()) f#(f(a(),x),a()) -> f#(f(x,f(a(),a())),a()) -> f#(f(a(),x),a()) -> f#(f(f(x,f(a(),a())),a()),a()) SCC Processor: #sccs: 1 #rules: 1 #arcs: 4/16 DPs: f#(f(a(),x),a()) -> f#(f(x,f(a(),a())),a()) TRS: f(f(a(),x),a()) -> f(f(f(x,f(a(),a())),a()),a()) Matrix Interpretation Processor: dim=2 interpretation: [f#](x0, x1) = [1 0]x0 + [1], [0 1] [0 1] [2] [f](x0, x1) = [0 0]x0 + [0 0]x1 + [1], [0] [a] = [2] orientation: f#(f(a(),x),a()) = [0 1]x + [5] >= [0 1]x + [4] = f#(f(x,f(a(),a())),a()) [5] [5] f(f(a(),x),a()) = [1] >= [1] = f(f(f(x,f(a(),a())),a()),a()) problem: DPs: TRS: f(f(a(),x),a()) -> f(f(f(x,f(a(),a())),a()),a()) Qed