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