(0) Obligation:
Q restricted rewrite system:
The TRS R consists of the following rules:
a(a(b(x))) → c(x)
a(c(x)) → b(c(a(a(x))))
b(c(x)) → x
Q is empty.
 
(1) QTRS Reverse (EQUIVALENT transformation)
We applied the QTRS Reverse Processor [REVERSE].
(2) Obligation:
Q restricted rewrite system:
The TRS R consists of the following rules:
b(a(a(x))) → c(x)
c(a(x)) → a(a(c(b(x))))
c(b(x)) → x
Q is empty.
 
(3) DependencyPairsProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)
Using Dependency Pairs [AG00,LPAR04] we result in the following initial DP problem.
(4) Obligation:
Q DP problem:
The TRS P consists of the following rules:
B(a(a(x))) → C(x)
C(a(x)) → C(b(x))
C(a(x)) → B(x)
The TRS R consists of the following rules:
b(a(a(x))) → c(x)
c(a(x)) → a(a(c(b(x))))
c(b(x)) → x
Q is empty.
We have to consider all minimal (P,Q,R)-chains.
 
(5) QDPOrderProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)
We use the reduction pair processor [LPAR04,JAR06].
The following pairs can be oriented strictly and are deleted.
C(a(x)) → C(b(x))
The remaining pairs can at least be oriented weakly.
Used ordering:  Matrix interpretation [MATRO] with arctic natural numbers [ARCTIC]:
| POL(a(x1)) =  |  |  +  | | / | -I | 0A | 1A | \ |  
| | | 1A | -I | 0A | | |  
| \ | 0A | -I | -I | / |  
  | · | x1 | 
| POL(b(x1)) =  |  |  +  | | / | -I | -I | 0A | \ |  
| | | 0A | -I | -I | | |  
| \ | -I | 0A | 0A | / |  
  | · | x1 | 
| POL(c(x1)) =  |  |  +  | | / | -I | 0A | -I | \ |  
| | | 1A | -I | 0A | | |  
| \ | 0A | -I | -I | / |  
  | · | x1 | 
The following usable rules [FROCOS05] with respect to the argument filtering of the ordering [JAR06] were oriented:
b(a(a(x))) → c(x)
c(a(x)) → a(a(c(b(x))))
c(b(x)) → x
 
(6) Obligation:
Q DP problem:
The TRS P consists of the following rules:
B(a(a(x))) → C(x)
C(a(x)) → B(x)
The TRS R consists of the following rules:
b(a(a(x))) → c(x)
c(a(x)) → a(a(c(b(x))))
c(b(x)) → x
Q is empty.
We have to consider all minimal (P,Q,R)-chains.
 
(7) UsableRulesProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)
We can use the usable rules and reduction pair processor [LPAR04] with the Ce-compatible extension of the polynomial order that maps every function symbol to the sum of its arguments. Then, we can delete all non-usable rules [FROCOS05] from R.
(8) Obligation:
Q DP problem:
The TRS P consists of the following rules:
B(a(a(x))) → C(x)
C(a(x)) → B(x)
R is empty.
Q is empty.
We have to consider all minimal (P,Q,R)-chains.
 
(9) QDPSizeChangeProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)
By using the subterm criterion [SUBTERM_CRITERION] together with the size-change analysis [AAECC05] we have proven that there are no infinite chains for this DP problem. 
From the DPs we obtained the following set of size-change graphs:
- C(a(x)) → B(x)
The graph contains the following edges 1 > 1 
- B(a(a(x))) → C(x)
The graph contains the following edges 1 > 1 
 
(10) YES