(0) Obligation:

Q restricted rewrite system:
The TRS R consists of the following rules:

active(f(a, X, X)) → mark(f(X, b, b))
active(b) → mark(a)
mark(f(X1, X2, X3)) → active(f(X1, mark(X2), X3))
mark(a) → active(a)
mark(b) → active(b)
f(mark(X1), X2, X3) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(X1, mark(X2), X3) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(X1, X2, mark(X3)) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(active(X1), X2, X3) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(X1, active(X2), X3) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(X1, X2, active(X3)) → f(X1, X2, X3)

Q is empty.

(1) DependencyPairsProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

Using Dependency Pairs [AG00,LPAR04] we result in the following initial DP problem.

(2) Obligation:

Q DP problem:
The TRS P consists of the following rules:

ACTIVE(f(a, X, X)) → MARK(f(X, b, b))
ACTIVE(f(a, X, X)) → F(X, b, b)
ACTIVE(b) → MARK(a)
MARK(f(X1, X2, X3)) → ACTIVE(f(X1, mark(X2), X3))
MARK(f(X1, X2, X3)) → F(X1, mark(X2), X3)
MARK(f(X1, X2, X3)) → MARK(X2)
MARK(a) → ACTIVE(a)
MARK(b) → ACTIVE(b)
F(mark(X1), X2, X3) → F(X1, X2, X3)
F(X1, mark(X2), X3) → F(X1, X2, X3)
F(X1, X2, mark(X3)) → F(X1, X2, X3)
F(active(X1), X2, X3) → F(X1, X2, X3)
F(X1, active(X2), X3) → F(X1, X2, X3)
F(X1, X2, active(X3)) → F(X1, X2, X3)

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

active(f(a, X, X)) → mark(f(X, b, b))
active(b) → mark(a)
mark(f(X1, X2, X3)) → active(f(X1, mark(X2), X3))
mark(a) → active(a)
mark(b) → active(b)
f(mark(X1), X2, X3) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(X1, mark(X2), X3) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(X1, X2, mark(X3)) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(active(X1), X2, X3) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(X1, active(X2), X3) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(X1, X2, active(X3)) → f(X1, X2, X3)

Q is empty.
We have to consider all minimal (P,Q,R)-chains.

(3) DependencyGraphProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

The approximation of the Dependency Graph [LPAR04,FROCOS05,EDGSTAR] contains 2 SCCs with 5 less nodes.

(4) Complex Obligation (AND)

(5) Obligation:

Q DP problem:
The TRS P consists of the following rules:

F(X1, mark(X2), X3) → F(X1, X2, X3)
F(mark(X1), X2, X3) → F(X1, X2, X3)
F(X1, X2, mark(X3)) → F(X1, X2, X3)
F(active(X1), X2, X3) → F(X1, X2, X3)
F(X1, active(X2), X3) → F(X1, X2, X3)
F(X1, X2, active(X3)) → F(X1, X2, X3)

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

active(f(a, X, X)) → mark(f(X, b, b))
active(b) → mark(a)
mark(f(X1, X2, X3)) → active(f(X1, mark(X2), X3))
mark(a) → active(a)
mark(b) → active(b)
f(mark(X1), X2, X3) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(X1, mark(X2), X3) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(X1, X2, mark(X3)) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(active(X1), X2, X3) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(X1, active(X2), X3) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(X1, X2, active(X3)) → f(X1, X2, X3)

Q is empty.
We have to consider all minimal (P,Q,R)-chains.

(6) Obligation:

Q DP problem:
The TRS P consists of the following rules:

MARK(f(X1, X2, X3)) → ACTIVE(f(X1, mark(X2), X3))
ACTIVE(f(a, X, X)) → MARK(f(X, b, b))
MARK(f(X1, X2, X3)) → MARK(X2)

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

active(f(a, X, X)) → mark(f(X, b, b))
active(b) → mark(a)
mark(f(X1, X2, X3)) → active(f(X1, mark(X2), X3))
mark(a) → active(a)
mark(b) → active(b)
f(mark(X1), X2, X3) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(X1, mark(X2), X3) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(X1, X2, mark(X3)) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(active(X1), X2, X3) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(X1, active(X2), X3) → f(X1, X2, X3)
f(X1, X2, active(X3)) → f(X1, X2, X3)

Q is empty.
We have to consider all minimal (P,Q,R)-chains.