Consider the TRS R consisting of the rewrite rules 1: f(s(X),X) -> f(X,a(X)) 2: f(X,c(X)) -> f(s(X),X) 3: f(X,X) -> c(X) There are 2 dependency pairs: 4: F(s(X),X) -> F(X,a(X)) 5: F(X,c(X)) -> F(s(X),X) The approximated dependency graph contains 2 SCCs: {4} and {5}. - Consider the SCC {4}. There are no usable rules. By taking the polynomial interpretation [a](x) = x, [s](x) = x + 1 and [F](x,y) = x + y + 1, rule 4 is strictly decreasing. - Consider the SCC {5}. There are no usable rules. By taking the polynomial interpretation [s](x) = x, [c](x) = x + 1 and [F](x,y) = x + y + 1, rule 5 is strictly decreasing. Hence the TRS is terminating.