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), s(y)) -> f(x, s(c(s(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), s(y)) -> c_2(f^#(x, s(c(s(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), s(y)) -> c_2(f^#(x, s(c(s(y))))) } Strict Trs: { f(x, c(y)) -> f(x, s(f(y, y))) , f(s(x), s(y)) -> f(x, s(c(s(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), s(y)) -> c_2(f^#(x, s(c(s(y))))) } Trs: { f(x, c(y)) -> f(x, s(f(y, y))) , f(s(x), s(y)) -> f(x, s(c(s(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) = [2 0] x1 + [1 3] x2 + [3] [0 0] [0 0] [0] [c](x1) = [1 0] x1 + [0] [1 1] [4] [s](x1) = [1 0] x1 + [3] [0 0] [1] [f^#](x1, x2) = [3 0] x1 + [1 3] x2 + [0] [0 0] [0 0] [1] [c_1](x1) = [1 3] x1 + [0] [0 0] [0] [c_2](x1) = [1 5] x1 + [0] [0 0] [0] The order satisfies the following ordering constraints: [f(x, c(y))] = [2 0] x + [4 3] y + [15] [0 0] [0 0] [0] > [2 0] x + [3 3] y + [12] [0 0] [0 0] [0] = [f(x, s(f(y, y)))] [f(s(x), s(y))] = [2 0] x + [1 0] y + [15] [0 0] [0 0] [0] > [2 0] x + [1 0] y + [12] [0 0] [0 0] [0] = [f(x, s(c(s(y))))] [f^#(x, c(y))] = [3 0] x + [4 3] y + [12] [0 0] [0 0] [1] >= [3 0] x + [3 3] y + [12] [0 0] [0 0] [0] = [c_1(f^#(x, s(f(y, y))))] [f^#(s(x), s(y))] = [3 0] x + [1 0] y + [15] [0 0] [0 0] [1] > [3 0] x + [1 0] y + [14] [0 0] [0 0] [0] = [c_2(f^#(x, s(c(s(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^#(x, c(y)) -> c_1(f^#(x, s(f(y, y)))) } Weak DPs: { f^#(s(x), s(y)) -> c_2(f^#(x, s(c(s(y))))) } Weak Trs: { f(x, c(y)) -> f(x, s(f(y, y))) , f(s(x), s(y)) -> f(x, s(c(s(y)))) } Obligation: runtime complexity Answer: YES(O(1),O(n^2)) The weightgap principle applies (using the following constant growth matrix-interpretation) 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 3] x2 + [0] [0 0] [0 1] [0] [c](x1) = [1 0] x1 + [0] [1 1] [2] [s](x1) = [1 0] x1 + [0] [0 0] [1] [f^#](x1, x2) = [2 7] x2 + [0] [0 0] [0] [c_1](x1) = [1 0] x1 + [0] [0 1] [0] [c_2](x1) = [1 0] x1 + [0] [0 1] [0] The order satisfies the following ordering constraints: [f(x, c(y))] = [1 0] x + [4 3] y + [6] [0 0] [1 1] [2] > [1 0] x + [2 3] y + [3] [0 0] [0 0] [1] = [f(x, s(f(y, y)))] [f(s(x), s(y))] = [1 0] x + [1 0] y + [3] [0 0] [0 0] [1] >= [1 0] x + [1 0] y + [3] [0 0] [0 0] [1] = [f(x, s(c(s(y))))] [f^#(x, c(y))] = [9 7] y + [14] [0 0] [0] > [4 6] y + [7] [0 0] [0] = [c_1(f^#(x, s(f(y, y))))] [f^#(s(x), s(y))] = [2 0] y + [7] [0 0] [0] >= [2 0] y + [7] [0 0] [0] = [c_2(f^#(x, s(c(s(y)))))] Further, it can be verified that all rules not oriented are covered by the weightgap condition. 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), s(y)) -> c_2(f^#(x, s(c(s(y))))) } Weak Trs: { f(x, c(y)) -> f(x, s(f(y, y))) , f(s(x), s(y)) -> f(x, s(c(s(y)))) } Obligation: runtime complexity Answer: YES(O(1),O(1)) Empty rules are trivially bounded Hurray, we answered YES(O(1),O(n^2))