Consider the TRS R consisting of the rewrite rules 1: g(x,y) -> x 2: g(x,y) -> y 3: f(s(x),y,y) -> f(y,x,s(x)) There is one dependency pair: 4: F(s(x),y,y) -> F(y,x,s(x)) The approximated dependency graph contains one SCC: {4}. - Consider the SCC {4}. There are no usable rules. By taking the polynomial interpretation [s](x) = x + 1 and [F](x,y,z) = x + y + 1, rule 4 is strictly decreasing. Hence the TRS is terminating.