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