(0) Obligation:

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

f(a, f(b, x)) → f(b, f(a, x))
f(b, f(c, x)) → f(c, f(b, x))
f(c, f(a, x)) → f(a, f(c, x))

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:

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

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

f(a, f(b, x)) → f(b, f(a, x))
f(b, f(c, x)) → f(c, f(b, x))
f(c, f(a, x)) → f(a, f(c, x))

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

(3) UsableRulesReductionPairsProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

First, we A-transformed [FROCOS05] the QDP-Problem. Then we obtain the following A-transformed DP problem.
The pairs P are:

a1(b(x)) → b1(a(x))
a1(b(x)) → a1(x)
b1(c(x)) → c1(b(x))
b1(c(x)) → b1(x)
c1(a(x)) → a1(c(x))
c1(a(x)) → c1(x)

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

a(b(x)) → b(a(x))
c(a(x)) → a(c(x))
b(c(x)) → c(b(x))

Q is empty.

By using the usable rules with reduction pair processor [LPAR04] with a polynomial ordering [POLO], all dependency pairs and the corresponding usable rules [FROCOS05] can be oriented non-strictly. All non-usable rules are removed, and those dependency pairs and usable rules that have been oriented strictly or contain non-usable symbols in their left-hand side are removed as well.

No dependency pairs are removed.

No rules are removed from R.

Used ordering: POLO with Polynomial interpretation [POLO]:

POL(a(x1)) = 2·x1   
POL(a1(x1)) = 1 + 2·x1   
POL(b(x1)) = x1   
POL(b1(x1)) = 1 + x1   
POL(c(x1)) = x1   
POL(c1(x1)) = 1 + x1   

(4) Obligation:

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

a1(b(x)) → b1(a(x))
a1(b(x)) → a1(x)
b1(c(x)) → c1(b(x))
b1(c(x)) → b1(x)
c1(a(x)) → a1(c(x))
c1(a(x)) → c1(x)

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

a(b(x)) → b(a(x))
c(a(x)) → a(c(x))
b(c(x)) → c(b(x))

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

(5) MRRProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

By using the rule removal processor [LPAR04] with the following ordering, at least one Dependency Pair or term rewrite system rule of this QDP problem can be strictly oriented.
Strictly oriented dependency pairs:

a1(b(x)) → a1(x)
b1(c(x)) → b1(x)
c1(a(x)) → c1(x)


Used ordering: Polynomial interpretation [POLO]:

POL(a(x1)) = 1 + x1   
POL(a1(x1)) = x1   
POL(b(x1)) = 1 + x1   
POL(b1(x1)) = x1   
POL(c(x1)) = 1 + x1   
POL(c1(x1)) = x1   

(6) Obligation:

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

a1(b(x)) → b1(a(x))
b1(c(x)) → c1(b(x))
c1(a(x)) → a1(c(x))

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

a(b(x)) → b(a(x))
c(a(x)) → a(c(x))
b(c(x)) → c(b(x))

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

(7) MRRProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

By using the rule removal processor [LPAR04] with the following ordering, at least one Dependency Pair or term rewrite system rule of this QDP problem can be strictly oriented.
Strictly oriented dependency pairs:

c1(a(x)) → a1(c(x))

Strictly oriented rules of the TRS R:

a(b(x)) → b(a(x))

Used ordering: Polynomial interpretation [POLO]:

POL(a(x1)) = 2·x1   
POL(a1(x1)) = 2·x1   
POL(b(x1)) = 1 + 2·x1   
POL(b1(x1)) = 2 + 2·x1   
POL(c(x1)) = x1   
POL(c1(x1)) = 1 + x1   

(8) Obligation:

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

a1(b(x)) → b1(a(x))
b1(c(x)) → c1(b(x))

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

c(a(x)) → a(c(x))
b(c(x)) → c(b(x))

Q is empty.
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 2 less nodes.

(10) TRUE