(0) Obligation:

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

f(f(f(a, f(a, a)), a), x) → f(x, f(x, a))

Q is empty.

(1) Overlay + Local Confluence (EQUIVALENT transformation)

The TRS is overlay and locally confluent. By [NOC] we can switch to innermost.

(2) Obligation:

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

f(f(f(a, f(a, a)), a), x) → f(x, f(x, a))

The set Q consists of the following terms:

f(f(f(a, f(a, a)), a), x0)

(3) DependencyPairsProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

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

(4) Obligation:

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

F(f(f(a, f(a, a)), a), x) → F(x, f(x, a))
F(f(f(a, f(a, a)), a), x) → F(x, a)

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

f(f(f(a, f(a, a)), a), x) → f(x, f(x, a))

The set Q consists of the following terms:

f(f(f(a, f(a, a)), a), x0)

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

(5) QDPOrderProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

We use the reduction pair processor [LPAR04].


The following pairs can be oriented strictly and are deleted.


F(f(f(a, f(a, a)), a), x) → F(x, a)
The remaining pairs can at least be oriented weakly.
Used ordering: Matrix interpretation [MATRO]:

POL(F(x1, x2)) =
/0\
\0/
+
/01\
\00/
·x1 +
/01\
\10/
·x2

POL(f(x1, x2)) =
/0\
\1/
+
/00\
\00/
·x1 +
/00\
\00/
·x2

POL(a) =
/0\
\0/

The following usable rules [FROCOS05] were oriented:

f(f(f(a, f(a, a)), a), x) → f(x, f(x, a))

(6) Obligation:

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

F(f(f(a, f(a, a)), a), x) → F(x, f(x, a))

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

f(f(f(a, f(a, a)), a), x) → f(x, f(x, a))

The set Q consists of the following terms:

f(f(f(a, f(a, a)), a), x0)

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

(7) Narrowing (EQUIVALENT transformation)

By narrowing [LPAR04] the rule F(f(f(a, f(a, a)), a), x) → F(x, f(x, a)) at position [] we obtained the following new rules [LPAR04]:

F(f(f(a, f(a, a)), a), f(f(a, f(a, a)), a)) → F(f(f(a, f(a, a)), a), f(a, f(a, a)))

(8) Obligation:

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

F(f(f(a, f(a, a)), a), f(f(a, f(a, a)), a)) → F(f(f(a, f(a, a)), a), f(a, f(a, a)))

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

f(f(f(a, f(a, a)), a), x) → f(x, f(x, a))

The set Q consists of the following terms:

f(f(f(a, f(a, a)), a), x0)

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

(9) DependencyGraphProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

The approximation of the Dependency Graph [LPAR04,FROCOS05,EDGSTAR] contains 0 SCCs with 1 less node.

(10) TRUE