We are left with following problem, upon which TcT provides the certificate YES(?,O(n^1)). Strict Trs: { f(f(x)) -> f(c(f(x))) , f(f(x)) -> f(d(f(x))) , g(c(x)) -> x , g(c(h(0()))) -> g(d(1())) , g(c(1())) -> g(d(h(0()))) , g(d(x)) -> x , g(h(x)) -> g(x) } Obligation: runtime complexity Answer: YES(?,O(n^1)) The problem is match-bounded by 1. The enriched problem is compatible with the following automaton. { f_0(2) -> 1 , c_0(2) -> 1 , c_0(2) -> 2 , d_0(2) -> 1 , d_0(2) -> 2 , d_1(4) -> 3 , g_0(2) -> 1 , g_1(2) -> 1 , g_1(3) -> 1 , h_0(2) -> 1 , h_0(2) -> 2 , h_1(5) -> 1 , h_1(5) -> 4 , 0_0() -> 1 , 0_0() -> 2 , 0_1() -> 5 , 1_0() -> 1 , 1_0() -> 2 , 1_1() -> 1 , 1_1() -> 4 } Hurray, we answered YES(?,O(n^1))