Consider the TRS R consisting of the rewrite rules 1: f(0,y) -> 0 2: f(s(x),y) -> f(f(x,y),y) There are 2 dependency pairs: 3: F(s(x),y) -> F(f(x,y),y) 4: F(s(x),y) -> F(x,y) The approximated dependency graph contains one SCC: {3,4}. - Consider the SCC {3,4}. By taking the polynomial interpretation [0] = 1, [f](x,y) = [s](x) = x + 1 and [F](x,y) = x + y + 1, the rules in {2,3} are weakly decreasing and the rules in {1,4} are strictly decreasing. There is one new SCC. - Consider the SCC {3}. By taking the polynomial interpretation [0] = 1, [f](x,y) = x, [s](x) = x + 1 and [F](x,y) = x + y + 1, rule 1 is weakly decreasing and the rules in {2,3} are strictly decreasing. Hence the TRS is terminating.