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