YES(?, 2*a + 2*b + 1) Initial complexity problem: 1: T: (?, 1) eval(a, b) -> eval(a - 1, b) [ a + b >= 1 /\ a >= 1 ] (?, 1) eval(a, b) -> eval(a, b - 1) [ a + b >= 1 /\ 0 >= a /\ b >= 1 ] (?, 1) eval(a, b) -> eval(a, b) [ a + b >= 1 /\ 0 >= a /\ 0 >= b ] (1, 1) start(a, b) -> eval(a, b) start location: start leaf cost: 0 Testing for unsatisfiable constraints removes the following transition from problem 1: eval(a, b) -> eval(a, b) [ a + b >= 1 /\ 0 >= a /\ 0 >= b ] We thus obtain the following problem: 2: T: (?, 1) eval(a, b) -> eval(a - 1, b) [ a + b >= 1 /\ a >= 1 ] (?, 1) eval(a, b) -> eval(a, b - 1) [ a + b >= 1 /\ 0 >= a /\ b >= 1 ] (1, 1) start(a, b) -> eval(a, b) start location: start leaf cost: 0 A polynomial rank function with Pol(eval) = V_1 + V_2 Pol(start) = V_1 + V_2 orients all transitions weakly and the transitions eval(a, b) -> eval(a, b - 1) [ a + b >= 1 /\ 0 >= a /\ b >= 1 ] eval(a, b) -> eval(a - 1, b) [ a + b >= 1 /\ a >= 1 ] strictly and produces the following problem: 3: T: (a + b, 1) eval(a, b) -> eval(a - 1, b) [ a + b >= 1 /\ a >= 1 ] (a + b, 1) eval(a, b) -> eval(a, b - 1) [ a + b >= 1 /\ 0 >= a /\ b >= 1 ] (1, 1) start(a, b) -> eval(a, b) start location: start leaf cost: 0 Complexity upper bound 2*a + 2*b + 1 Time: 0.148 sec (SMT: 0.141 sec)