We are left with following problem, upon which TcT provides the certificate YES(O(1),O(n^2)). Strict Trs: { f(x, c(y)) -> f(x, s(f(y, y))) , f(s(x), y) -> f(x, s(c(y))) } Obligation: runtime complexity Answer: YES(O(1),O(n^2)) We add the following weak dependency pairs: Strict DPs: { f^#(x, c(y)) -> c_1(f^#(x, s(f(y, y)))) , f^#(s(x), y) -> c_2(f^#(x, s(c(y)))) } and mark the set of starting terms. We are left with following problem, upon which TcT provides the certificate YES(O(1),O(n^2)). Strict DPs: { f^#(x, c(y)) -> c_1(f^#(x, s(f(y, y)))) , f^#(s(x), y) -> c_2(f^#(x, s(c(y)))) } Strict Trs: { f(x, c(y)) -> f(x, s(f(y, y))) , f(s(x), y) -> f(x, s(c(y))) } Obligation: runtime complexity Answer: YES(O(1),O(n^2)) We use the processor 'matrix interpretation of dimension 2' to orient following rules strictly. DPs: { f^#(x, c(y)) -> c_1(f^#(x, s(f(y, y)))) } Trs: { f(x, c(y)) -> f(x, s(f(y, y))) } The induced complexity on above rules (modulo remaining rules) is YES(?,O(n^2)) . These rules are moved into the corresponding weak component(s). Sub-proof: ---------- The following argument positions are usable: Uargs(f) = {1, 2}, Uargs(c) = {1}, Uargs(s) = {1}, Uargs(f^#) = {2}, Uargs(c_1) = {1}, Uargs(c_2) = {1} TcT has computed the following constructor-based matrix interpretation satisfying not(EDA). [f](x1, x2) = [1 0] x1 + [1 1] x2 + [0] [0 0] [0 0] [0] [c](x1) = [1 0] x1 + [0] [1 1] [2] [s](x1) = [1 0] x1 + [1] [0 0] [0] [f^#](x1, x2) = [7 0] x1 + [5 7] x2 + [1] [0 0] [1 0] [6] [c_1](x1) = [1 1] x1 + [1] [0 0] [0] [c_2](x1) = [1 0] x1 + [2] [0 0] [0] The order satisfies the following ordering constraints: [f(x, c(y))] = [1 0] x + [2 1] y + [2] [0 0] [0 0] [0] > [1 0] x + [2 1] y + [1] [0 0] [0 0] [0] = [f(x, s(f(y, y)))] [f(s(x), y)] = [1 0] x + [1 1] y + [1] [0 0] [0 0] [0] >= [1 0] x + [1 0] y + [1] [0 0] [0 0] [0] = [f(x, s(c(y)))] [f^#(x, c(y))] = [7 0] x + [12 7] y + [15] [0 0] [ 1 0] [6] > [7 0] x + [12 6] y + [14] [0 0] [ 0 0] [0] = [c_1(f^#(x, s(f(y, y))))] [f^#(s(x), y)] = [7 0] x + [5 7] y + [8] [0 0] [1 0] [6] >= [7 0] x + [5 0] y + [8] [0 0] [0 0] [0] = [c_2(f^#(x, s(c(y))))] We return to the main proof. We are left with following problem, upon which TcT provides the certificate YES(O(1),O(n^2)). Strict DPs: { f^#(s(x), y) -> c_2(f^#(x, s(c(y)))) } Strict Trs: { f(s(x), y) -> f(x, s(c(y))) } Weak DPs: { f^#(x, c(y)) -> c_1(f^#(x, s(f(y, y)))) } Weak Trs: { f(x, c(y)) -> f(x, s(f(y, y))) } Obligation: runtime complexity Answer: YES(O(1),O(n^2)) We use the processor 'matrix interpretation of dimension 2' to orient following rules strictly. DPs: { f^#(s(x), y) -> c_2(f^#(x, s(c(y)))) } Trs: { f(s(x), y) -> f(x, s(c(y))) } The induced complexity on above rules (modulo remaining rules) is YES(?,O(n^2)) . These rules are moved into the corresponding weak component(s). Sub-proof: ---------- The following argument positions are usable: Uargs(f) = {1, 2}, Uargs(c) = {1}, Uargs(s) = {1}, Uargs(f^#) = {2}, Uargs(c_1) = {1}, Uargs(c_2) = {1} TcT has computed the following constructor-based matrix interpretation satisfying not(EDA). [f](x1, x2) = [3 0] x1 + [1 3] x2 + [6] [0 0] [0 0] [0] [c](x1) = [1 0] x1 + [0] [1 1] [3] [s](x1) = [1 0] x1 + [2] [0 0] [0] [f^#](x1, x2) = [4 0] x1 + [1 3] x2 + [0] [0 0] [0 4] [0] [c_1](x1) = [1 0] x1 + [0] [0 0] [0] [c_2](x1) = [1 0] x1 + [0] [0 0] [0] The order satisfies the following ordering constraints: [f(x, c(y))] = [3 0] x + [4 3] y + [15] [0 0] [0 0] [0] > [3 0] x + [4 3] y + [14] [0 0] [0 0] [0] = [f(x, s(f(y, y)))] [f(s(x), y)] = [3 0] x + [1 3] y + [12] [0 0] [0 0] [0] > [3 0] x + [1 0] y + [8] [0 0] [0 0] [0] = [f(x, s(c(y)))] [f^#(x, c(y))] = [4 0] x + [4 3] y + [9] [0 0] [4 4] [12] > [4 0] x + [4 3] y + [8] [0 0] [0 0] [0] = [c_1(f^#(x, s(f(y, y))))] [f^#(s(x), y)] = [4 0] x + [1 3] y + [8] [0 0] [0 4] [0] > [4 0] x + [1 0] y + [2] [0 0] [0 0] [0] = [c_2(f^#(x, s(c(y))))] We return to the main proof. We are left with following problem, upon which TcT provides the certificate YES(O(1),O(1)). Weak DPs: { f^#(x, c(y)) -> c_1(f^#(x, s(f(y, y)))) , f^#(s(x), y) -> c_2(f^#(x, s(c(y)))) } Weak Trs: { f(x, c(y)) -> f(x, s(f(y, y))) , f(s(x), y) -> f(x, s(c(y))) } Obligation: runtime complexity Answer: YES(O(1),O(1)) Empty rules are trivially bounded Hurray, we answered YES(O(1),O(n^2))