Termination w.r.t. Q of the following Term Rewriting System could be proven:

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

app(app(app(if, true), x), y) → x
app(app(app(if, true), x), y) → y
app(app(takeWhile, p), nil) → nil
app(app(takeWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → app(app(app(if, app(p, x)), app(app(cons, x), app(app(takeWhile, p), xs))), nil)
app(app(dropWhile, p), nil) → nil
app(app(dropWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → app(app(app(if, app(p, x)), app(app(dropWhile, p), xs)), app(app(cons, x), xs))

Q is empty.


↳ QTRS
  ↳ DependencyPairsProof

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

app(app(app(if, true), x), y) → x
app(app(app(if, true), x), y) → y
app(app(takeWhile, p), nil) → nil
app(app(takeWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → app(app(app(if, app(p, x)), app(app(cons, x), app(app(takeWhile, p), xs))), nil)
app(app(dropWhile, p), nil) → nil
app(app(dropWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → app(app(app(if, app(p, x)), app(app(dropWhile, p), xs)), app(app(cons, x), xs))

Q is empty.

Using Dependency Pairs [1,13] we result in the following initial DP problem:
Q DP problem:
The TRS P consists of the following rules:

APP(app(dropWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → APP(app(dropWhile, p), xs)
APP(app(dropWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → APP(app(if, app(p, x)), app(app(dropWhile, p), xs))
APP(app(takeWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → APP(app(app(if, app(p, x)), app(app(cons, x), app(app(takeWhile, p), xs))), nil)
APP(app(takeWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → APP(p, x)
APP(app(takeWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → APP(app(if, app(p, x)), app(app(cons, x), app(app(takeWhile, p), xs)))
APP(app(takeWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → APP(if, app(p, x))
APP(app(dropWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → APP(app(app(if, app(p, x)), app(app(dropWhile, p), xs)), app(app(cons, x), xs))
APP(app(takeWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → APP(app(takeWhile, p), xs)
APP(app(dropWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → APP(if, app(p, x))
APP(app(dropWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → APP(p, x)
APP(app(takeWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → APP(app(cons, x), app(app(takeWhile, p), xs))

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

app(app(app(if, true), x), y) → x
app(app(app(if, true), x), y) → y
app(app(takeWhile, p), nil) → nil
app(app(takeWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → app(app(app(if, app(p, x)), app(app(cons, x), app(app(takeWhile, p), xs))), nil)
app(app(dropWhile, p), nil) → nil
app(app(dropWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → app(app(app(if, app(p, x)), app(app(dropWhile, p), xs)), app(app(cons, x), xs))

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

↳ QTRS
  ↳ DependencyPairsProof
    ↳ QDP
      ↳ EdgeDeletionProof

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

APP(app(dropWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → APP(app(dropWhile, p), xs)
APP(app(dropWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → APP(app(if, app(p, x)), app(app(dropWhile, p), xs))
APP(app(takeWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → APP(app(app(if, app(p, x)), app(app(cons, x), app(app(takeWhile, p), xs))), nil)
APP(app(takeWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → APP(p, x)
APP(app(takeWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → APP(app(if, app(p, x)), app(app(cons, x), app(app(takeWhile, p), xs)))
APP(app(takeWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → APP(if, app(p, x))
APP(app(dropWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → APP(app(app(if, app(p, x)), app(app(dropWhile, p), xs)), app(app(cons, x), xs))
APP(app(takeWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → APP(app(takeWhile, p), xs)
APP(app(dropWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → APP(if, app(p, x))
APP(app(dropWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → APP(p, x)
APP(app(takeWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → APP(app(cons, x), app(app(takeWhile, p), xs))

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

app(app(app(if, true), x), y) → x
app(app(app(if, true), x), y) → y
app(app(takeWhile, p), nil) → nil
app(app(takeWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → app(app(app(if, app(p, x)), app(app(cons, x), app(app(takeWhile, p), xs))), nil)
app(app(dropWhile, p), nil) → nil
app(app(dropWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → app(app(app(if, app(p, x)), app(app(dropWhile, p), xs)), app(app(cons, x), xs))

Q is empty.
We have to consider all minimal (P,Q,R)-chains.
We deleted some edges using various graph approximations

↳ QTRS
  ↳ DependencyPairsProof
    ↳ QDP
      ↳ EdgeDeletionProof
        ↳ QDP
          ↳ DependencyGraphProof

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

APP(app(dropWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → APP(app(dropWhile, p), xs)
APP(app(takeWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → APP(app(app(if, app(p, x)), app(app(cons, x), app(app(takeWhile, p), xs))), nil)
APP(app(dropWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → APP(app(if, app(p, x)), app(app(dropWhile, p), xs))
APP(app(takeWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → APP(p, x)
APP(app(takeWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → APP(app(if, app(p, x)), app(app(cons, x), app(app(takeWhile, p), xs)))
APP(app(takeWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → APP(if, app(p, x))
APP(app(dropWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → APP(app(app(if, app(p, x)), app(app(dropWhile, p), xs)), app(app(cons, x), xs))
APP(app(takeWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → APP(app(takeWhile, p), xs)
APP(app(dropWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → APP(if, app(p, x))
APP(app(takeWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → APP(app(cons, x), app(app(takeWhile, p), xs))
APP(app(dropWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → APP(p, x)

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

app(app(app(if, true), x), y) → x
app(app(app(if, true), x), y) → y
app(app(takeWhile, p), nil) → nil
app(app(takeWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → app(app(app(if, app(p, x)), app(app(cons, x), app(app(takeWhile, p), xs))), nil)
app(app(dropWhile, p), nil) → nil
app(app(dropWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → app(app(app(if, app(p, x)), app(app(dropWhile, p), xs)), app(app(cons, x), xs))

Q is empty.
We have to consider all minimal (P,Q,R)-chains.
The approximation of the Dependency Graph [13,14,18] contains 1 SCC with 7 less nodes.

↳ QTRS
  ↳ DependencyPairsProof
    ↳ QDP
      ↳ EdgeDeletionProof
        ↳ QDP
          ↳ DependencyGraphProof
            ↳ QDP
              ↳ QDPOrderProof

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

APP(app(dropWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → APP(app(dropWhile, p), xs)
APP(app(takeWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → APP(p, x)
APP(app(takeWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → APP(app(takeWhile, p), xs)
APP(app(dropWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → APP(p, x)

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

app(app(app(if, true), x), y) → x
app(app(app(if, true), x), y) → y
app(app(takeWhile, p), nil) → nil
app(app(takeWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → app(app(app(if, app(p, x)), app(app(cons, x), app(app(takeWhile, p), xs))), nil)
app(app(dropWhile, p), nil) → nil
app(app(dropWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → app(app(app(if, app(p, x)), app(app(dropWhile, p), xs)), app(app(cons, x), xs))

Q is empty.
We have to consider all minimal (P,Q,R)-chains.
We use the reduction pair processor [13].


The following pairs can be oriented strictly and are deleted.


APP(app(dropWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → APP(app(dropWhile, p), xs)
APP(app(takeWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → APP(p, x)
APP(app(takeWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → APP(app(takeWhile, p), xs)
APP(app(dropWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → APP(p, x)
The remaining pairs can at least be oriented weakly.
none
Used ordering: Combined order from the following AFS and order.
APP(x1, x2)  =  x2
app(x1, x2)  =  app(x1, x2)
cons  =  cons

Lexicographic Path Order [19].
Precedence:
trivial

The following usable rules [14] were oriented: none



↳ QTRS
  ↳ DependencyPairsProof
    ↳ QDP
      ↳ EdgeDeletionProof
        ↳ QDP
          ↳ DependencyGraphProof
            ↳ QDP
              ↳ QDPOrderProof
                ↳ QDP
                  ↳ PisEmptyProof

Q DP problem:
P is empty.
The TRS R consists of the following rules:

app(app(app(if, true), x), y) → x
app(app(app(if, true), x), y) → y
app(app(takeWhile, p), nil) → nil
app(app(takeWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → app(app(app(if, app(p, x)), app(app(cons, x), app(app(takeWhile, p), xs))), nil)
app(app(dropWhile, p), nil) → nil
app(app(dropWhile, p), app(app(cons, x), xs)) → app(app(app(if, app(p, x)), app(app(dropWhile, p), xs)), app(app(cons, x), xs))

Q is empty.
We have to consider all minimal (P,Q,R)-chains.
The TRS P is empty. Hence, there is no (P,Q,R) chain.