Consider the TRS R consisting of the rewrite rules 1: f(s(x)) -> s(f(f(p(s(x))))) 2: f(0) -> 0 3: p(s(x)) -> x There are 3 dependency pairs: 4: F(s(x)) -> F(f(p(s(x)))) 5: F(s(x)) -> F(p(s(x))) 6: F(s(x)) -> P(s(x)) The approximated dependency graph contains one SCC: {4,5}. - Consider the SCC {4,5}. By taking the polynomial interpretation [0] = 0, [f](x) = [F](x) = x, [s](x) = x + 1 and [p](x) = x - 1, we obtain a quasi-model of RR. Furthermore, the dependency pairs in {4,5} are strictly decreasing. Hence the TRS is terminating.