YES(?,O(n^2)) Problem: f(x,g(x)) -> x f(x,h(y)) -> f(h(x),y) Proof: Complexity Transformation Processor: strict: f(x,g(x)) -> x f(x,h(y)) -> f(h(x),y) weak: Matrix Interpretation Processor: dimension: 1 max_matrix: 1 interpretation: [h](x0) = x0, [f](x0, x1) = x0 + x1, [g](x0) = x0 + 1 orientation: f(x,g(x)) = 2x + 1 >= x = x f(x,h(y)) = x + y >= x + y = f(h(x),y) problem: strict: f(x,h(y)) -> f(h(x),y) weak: f(x,g(x)) -> x Matrix Interpretation Processor: dimension: 2 max_matrix: [1 1] [0 1] interpretation: [0] [h](x0) = x0 + [1], [1 1] [f](x0, x1) = x0 + [0 1]x1, [1 0] [g](x0) = [0 0]x0 orientation: [1 1] [1] [1 1] [0] f(x,h(y)) = x + [0 1]y + [1] >= x + [0 1]y + [1] = f(h(x),y) [2 0] f(x,g(x)) = [0 1]x >= x = x problem: strict: weak: f(x,h(y)) -> f(h(x),y) f(x,g(x)) -> x Qed