YES Problem: a(b(b(a(x1)))) -> b(a(a(b(x1)))) b(a(b(x1))) -> a(b(b(b(x1)))) Proof: Matrix Interpretation Processor: dim=4 interpretation: [1 0 0 0] [0 0 1 0] [b](x0) = [1 0 0 0]x0 [0 0 1 0] , [1 0 1 0] [1] [0 0 0 0] [0] [a](x0) = [0 1 0 1]x0 + [0] [0 0 0 0] [0] orientation: [2 0 2 0] [3] [2 0 2 0] [2] [0 0 0 0] [0] [0 0 0 0] [0] a(b(b(a(x1)))) = [2 0 2 0]x1 + [2] >= [2 0 2 0]x1 + [2] = b(a(a(b(x1)))) [0 0 0 0] [0] [0 0 0 0] [0] [2 0 0 0] [1] [2 0 0 0] [1] [0 0 2 0] [0] [0 0 0 0] [0] b(a(b(x1))) = [2 0 0 0]x1 + [1] >= [2 0 0 0]x1 + [0] = a(b(b(b(x1)))) [0 0 2 0] [0] [0 0 0 0] [0] problem: b(a(b(x1))) -> a(b(b(b(x1)))) KBO Processor: weight function: w0 = 1 w(a) = 1 w(b) = 0 precedence: b > a problem: Qed