YES Problem: a(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a(a(a(a(b(a(b(a(b(x1))))))))) Proof: DP Processor: DPs: a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(b(x1)) a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(b(a(b(x1)))) a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(b(a(b(a(b(x1)))))) a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(a(b(a(b(a(b(x1))))))) a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(a(a(b(a(b(a(b(x1)))))))) a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(a(a(a(b(a(b(a(b(x1))))))))) TRS: a(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a(a(a(a(b(a(b(a(b(x1))))))))) EDG Processor: DPs: a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(b(x1)) a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(b(a(b(x1)))) a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(b(a(b(a(b(x1)))))) a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(a(b(a(b(a(b(x1))))))) a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(a(a(b(a(b(a(b(x1)))))))) a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(a(a(a(b(a(b(a(b(x1))))))))) TRS: a(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a(a(a(a(b(a(b(a(b(x1))))))))) graph: a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(b(a(b(a(b(x1)))))) -> a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(b(x1)) a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(b(a(b(a(b(x1)))))) -> a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(b(a(b(x1)))) a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(b(a(b(a(b(x1)))))) -> a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(b(a(b(a(b(x1)))))) a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(b(a(b(a(b(x1)))))) -> a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(a(b(a(b(a(b(x1))))))) a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(b(a(b(a(b(x1)))))) -> a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(a(a(b(a(b(a(b(x1)))))))) a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(b(a(b(a(b(x1)))))) -> a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(a(a(a(b(a(b(a(b(x1))))))))) a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(b(a(b(x1)))) -> a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(b(x1)) a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(b(a(b(x1)))) -> a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(b(a(b(x1)))) a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(b(a(b(x1)))) -> a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(b(a(b(a(b(x1)))))) a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(b(a(b(x1)))) -> a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(a(b(a(b(a(b(x1))))))) a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(b(a(b(x1)))) -> a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(a(a(b(a(b(a(b(x1)))))))) a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(b(a(b(x1)))) -> a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(a(a(a(b(a(b(a(b(x1))))))))) a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(b(x1)) -> a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(b(x1)) a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(b(x1)) -> a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(b(a(b(x1)))) a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(b(x1)) -> a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(b(a(b(a(b(x1)))))) a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(b(x1)) -> a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(a(b(a(b(a(b(x1))))))) a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(b(x1)) -> a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(a(a(b(a(b(a(b(x1)))))))) a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(b(x1)) -> a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(a(a(a(b(a(b(a(b(x1))))))))) SCC Processor: #sccs: 1 #rules: 3 #arcs: 18/36 DPs: a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(b(a(b(a(b(x1)))))) a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(b(a(b(x1)))) a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a#(b(x1)) TRS: a(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a(a(a(a(b(a(b(a(b(x1))))))))) Matrix Interpretation Processor: dim=3 interpretation: [0 0 1] [b](x0) = [0 0 1]x0 [0 0 1] , [0 0 1] [1] [a](x0) = [1 0 0]x0 + [1] [0 1 0] [0], [a#](x0) = [0 1 0]x0 + [1] orientation: a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) = [0 0 1]x1 + [3] >= [0 0 1]x1 + [1] = a#(b(a(b(a(b(x1)))))) a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) = [0 0 1]x1 + [3] >= [0 0 1]x1 + [1] = a#(b(a(b(x1)))) a#(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) = [0 0 1]x1 + [3] >= [0 0 1]x1 + [1] = a#(b(x1)) [0 0 1] [3] [0 0 1] [3] a(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) = [0 0 1]x1 + [3] >= [0 0 1]x1 + [3] = a(a(a(a(b(a(b(a(b(x1))))))))) [0 0 1] [2] [0 0 1] [2] problem: DPs: TRS: a(b(a(b(a(a(a(x1))))))) -> a(a(a(a(b(a(b(a(b(x1))))))))) Qed