(0) Obligation:

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

f(a, a) → f(a, b)
f(a, b) → f(s(a), c)
f(s(X), c) → f(X, c)
f(c, c) → f(a, a)

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, a) → F(a, b)
F(a, b) → F(s(a), c)
F(s(X), c) → F(X, c)
F(c, c) → F(a, a)

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

f(a, a) → f(a, b)
f(a, b) → f(s(a), c)
f(s(X), c) → f(X, c)
f(c, c) → f(a, a)

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

(3) QDPOrderProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

We use the reduction pair processor [LPAR04].


The following pairs can be oriented strictly and are deleted.


F(c, c) → F(a, a)
The remaining pairs can at least be oriented weakly.
Used ordering: Polynomial interpretation [POLO]:

POL(F(x1, x2)) = x1   
POL(a) = 0   
POL(b) = 0   
POL(c) = 1   
POL(s(x1)) = x1   

The following usable rules [FROCOS05] were oriented: none

(4) Obligation:

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

F(a, a) → F(a, b)
F(a, b) → F(s(a), c)
F(s(X), c) → F(X, c)

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

f(a, a) → f(a, b)
f(a, b) → f(s(a), c)
f(s(X), c) → f(X, c)
f(c, c) → f(a, a)

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

(5) DependencyGraphProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

The approximation of the Dependency Graph [LPAR04,FROCOS05,EDGSTAR] contains 1 SCC with 2 less nodes.

(6) Obligation:

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

F(s(X), c) → F(X, c)

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

f(a, a) → f(a, b)
f(a, b) → f(s(a), c)
f(s(X), c) → f(X, c)
f(c, c) → f(a, a)

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

(7) QDPOrderProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

We use the reduction pair processor [LPAR04].


The following pairs can be oriented strictly and are deleted.


F(s(X), c) → F(X, c)
The remaining pairs can at least be oriented weakly.
Used ordering: Polynomial interpretation [POLO]:

POL(F(x1, x2)) = x1   
POL(c) = 0   
POL(s(x1)) = 1 + x1   

The following usable rules [FROCOS05] were oriented: none

(8) Obligation:

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

f(a, a) → f(a, b)
f(a, b) → f(s(a), c)
f(s(X), c) → f(X, c)
f(c, c) → f(a, a)

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

(9) PisEmptyProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

The TRS P is empty. Hence, there is no (P,Q,R) chain.

(10) TRUE