WORST_CASE(?, O(n^1)) Initial complexity problem: 1: T: (Comp: ?, Cost: 1) zip3(Ar_0, Ar_1, Ar_2) -> Com_1(zip3(Ar_0 - 1, Ar_1 - 1, Ar_2 - 1)) [ Ar_0 >= 1 /\ Ar_1 >= 1 /\ Ar_2 >= 1 ] (Comp: ?, Cost: 1) group3(Ar_0, Ar_1, Ar_2) -> Com_1(group3(Ar_0 - 3, Ar_1, Ar_2)) [ Ar_0 >= 4 ] (Comp: ?, Cost: 1) start(Ar_0, Ar_1, Ar_2) -> Com_1(zip3(Ar_0, Ar_1, Ar_2)) (Comp: 1, Cost: 0) koat_start(Ar_0, Ar_1, Ar_2) -> Com_1(start(Ar_0, Ar_1, Ar_2)) [ 0 <= 0 ] start location: koat_start leaf cost: 0 Testing for reachability in the complexity graph removes the following transition from problem 1: group3(Ar_0, Ar_1, Ar_2) -> Com_1(group3(Ar_0 - 3, Ar_1, Ar_2)) [ Ar_0 >= 4 ] We thus obtain the following problem: 2: T: (Comp: ?, Cost: 1) zip3(Ar_0, Ar_1, Ar_2) -> Com_1(zip3(Ar_0 - 1, Ar_1 - 1, Ar_2 - 1)) [ Ar_0 >= 1 /\ Ar_1 >= 1 /\ Ar_2 >= 1 ] (Comp: ?, Cost: 1) start(Ar_0, Ar_1, Ar_2) -> Com_1(zip3(Ar_0, Ar_1, Ar_2)) (Comp: 1, Cost: 0) koat_start(Ar_0, Ar_1, Ar_2) -> Com_1(start(Ar_0, Ar_1, Ar_2)) [ 0 <= 0 ] start location: koat_start leaf cost: 0 Repeatedly propagating knowledge in problem 2 produces the following problem: 3: T: (Comp: ?, Cost: 1) zip3(Ar_0, Ar_1, Ar_2) -> Com_1(zip3(Ar_0 - 1, Ar_1 - 1, Ar_2 - 1)) [ Ar_0 >= 1 /\ Ar_1 >= 1 /\ Ar_2 >= 1 ] (Comp: 1, Cost: 1) start(Ar_0, Ar_1, Ar_2) -> Com_1(zip3(Ar_0, Ar_1, Ar_2)) (Comp: 1, Cost: 0) koat_start(Ar_0, Ar_1, Ar_2) -> Com_1(start(Ar_0, Ar_1, Ar_2)) [ 0 <= 0 ] start location: koat_start leaf cost: 0 A polynomial rank function with Pol(zip3) = V_1 Pol(start) = V_1 Pol(koat_start) = V_1 orients all transitions weakly and the transition zip3(Ar_0, Ar_1, Ar_2) -> Com_1(zip3(Ar_0 - 1, Ar_1 - 1, Ar_2 - 1)) [ Ar_0 >= 1 /\ Ar_1 >= 1 /\ Ar_2 >= 1 ] strictly and produces the following problem: 4: T: (Comp: Ar_0, Cost: 1) zip3(Ar_0, Ar_1, Ar_2) -> Com_1(zip3(Ar_0 - 1, Ar_1 - 1, Ar_2 - 1)) [ Ar_0 >= 1 /\ Ar_1 >= 1 /\ Ar_2 >= 1 ] (Comp: 1, Cost: 1) start(Ar_0, Ar_1, Ar_2) -> Com_1(zip3(Ar_0, Ar_1, Ar_2)) (Comp: 1, Cost: 0) koat_start(Ar_0, Ar_1, Ar_2) -> Com_1(start(Ar_0, Ar_1, Ar_2)) [ 0 <= 0 ] start location: koat_start leaf cost: 0 Complexity upper bound Ar_0 + 1 Time: 0.619 sec (SMT: 0.605 sec)