YES Problem: a(a(x1)) -> x1 a(b(a(b(x1)))) -> b(a(b(b(a(a(x1)))))) Proof: DP Processor: DPs: a#(b(a(b(x1)))) -> a#(x1) a#(b(a(b(x1)))) -> a#(a(x1)) a#(b(a(b(x1)))) -> a#(b(b(a(a(x1))))) TRS: a(a(x1)) -> x1 a(b(a(b(x1)))) -> b(a(b(b(a(a(x1)))))) Matrix Interpretation Processor: dim=3 interpretation: [a#](x0) = [0 0 2]x0 + [1], [0 1 1] [1] [b](x0) = [0 0 0]x0 + [0] [0 2 0] [0], [0 1 1] [a](x0) = [1 0 0]x0 [0 2 2] orientation: a#(b(a(b(x1)))) = [0 4 4]x1 + [5] >= [0 0 2]x1 + [1] = a#(x1) a#(b(a(b(x1)))) = [0 4 4]x1 + [5] >= [0 4 4]x1 + [1] = a#(a(x1)) a#(b(a(b(x1)))) = [0 4 4]x1 + [5] >= [1] = a#(b(b(a(a(x1))))) [1 2 2] a(a(x1)) = [0 1 1]x1 >= x1 = x1 [2 4 4] [0 2 2] [2] [0 2 2] [2] a(b(a(b(x1)))) = [0 5 1]x1 + [2] >= [0 0 0]x1 + [0] = b(a(b(b(a(a(x1)))))) [0 4 4] [4] [0 4 4] [2] problem: DPs: TRS: a(a(x1)) -> x1 a(b(a(b(x1)))) -> b(a(b(b(a(a(x1)))))) Qed