Consider the TRS R consisting of the rewrite rules 1: i(0) -> 0 2: 0 + y -> y 3: x + 0 -> x 4: i(i(x)) -> x 5: i(x) + x -> 0 6: x + i(x) -> 0 7: i(x + y) -> i(x) + i(y) 8: x + (y + z) -> (x + y) + z 9: (x + i(y)) + y -> x 10: (x + y) + i(y) -> x There are 5 dependency pairs: 11: I(x + y) -> i(x) +# i(y) 12: I(x + y) -> I(x) 13: I(x + y) -> I(y) 14: x +# (y + z) -> (x + y) +# z 15: x +# (y + z) -> x +# y The approximated dependency graph contains 2 SCCs: {14,15} and {12,13}. - Consider the SCC {14,15}. The usable rules are {2,3,5,6,8-10}. By taking the polynomial interpretation [0] = 1, [i](x) = x + 1 and [+](x,y) = [+#](x,y) = x + y + 1, the rules in {8,14} are weakly decreasing and the rules in {2,3,5,6,9,10,15} are strictly decreasing. There is one new SCC. - Consider the SCC {14}. By taking the polynomial interpretation [0] = 1, [i](x) = x + 1, [+](x,y) = x + y + 1 and [+#](x,y) = y + 1, rule 8 is weakly decreasing and the rules in {2,3,5,6,9,10,14} are strictly decreasing. - Consider the SCC {12,13}. There are no usable rules. By taking the polynomial interpretation [I](x) = x + 1 and [+](x,y) = x + y + 1, the rules in {12,13} are strictly decreasing. Hence the TRS is terminating.