YES(?, 2*a + 2*b + 2*c + 1) Initial complexity problem: 1: T: (?, 1) eval(a, b, c) -> eval(a - 1, b, c) [ a + b >= c + 1 /\ c >= 0 /\ a >= 1 ] (?, 1) eval(a, b, c) -> eval(a, b - 1, c) [ a + b >= c + 1 /\ c >= 0 /\ 0 >= a /\ b >= 1 ] (?, 1) eval(a, b, c) -> eval(a, b, c) [ a + b >= c + 1 /\ c >= 0 /\ 0 >= a /\ 0 >= b ] (1, 1) start(a, b, c) -> eval(a, b, c) start location: start leaf cost: 0 Testing for unsatisfiable constraints removes the following transition from problem 1: eval(a, b, c) -> eval(a, b, c) [ a + b >= c + 1 /\ c >= 0 /\ 0 >= a /\ 0 >= b ] We thus obtain the following problem: 2: T: (?, 1) eval(a, b, c) -> eval(a - 1, b, c) [ a + b >= c + 1 /\ c >= 0 /\ a >= 1 ] (?, 1) eval(a, b, c) -> eval(a, b - 1, c) [ a + b >= c + 1 /\ c >= 0 /\ 0 >= a /\ b >= 1 ] (1, 1) start(a, b, c) -> eval(a, b, c) start location: start leaf cost: 0 A polynomial rank function with Pol(eval) = V_1 + V_2 - V_3 Pol(start) = V_1 + V_2 - V_3 orients all transitions weakly and the transitions eval(a, b, c) -> eval(a, b - 1, c) [ a + b >= c + 1 /\ c >= 0 /\ 0 >= a /\ b >= 1 ] eval(a, b, c) -> eval(a - 1, b, c) [ a + b >= c + 1 /\ c >= 0 /\ a >= 1 ] strictly and produces the following problem: 3: T: (a + b + c, 1) eval(a, b, c) -> eval(a - 1, b, c) [ a + b >= c + 1 /\ c >= 0 /\ a >= 1 ] (a + b + c, 1) eval(a, b, c) -> eval(a, b - 1, c) [ a + b >= c + 1 /\ c >= 0 /\ 0 >= a /\ b >= 1 ] (1, 1) start(a, b, c) -> eval(a, b, c) start location: start leaf cost: 0 Complexity upper bound 2*a + 2*b + 2*c + 1 Time: 0.159 sec (SMT: 0.150 sec)