Consider the TRS R consisting of the rewrite rules 1: i(x) * x -> 1 2: 1 * y -> y 3: x * 0 -> 0 4: (x * y) * z -> x * (y * z) There are 2 dependency pairs: 5: (x * y) *# z -> x *# (y * z) 6: (x * y) *# z -> y *# z The approximated dependency graph contains one SCC: {5,6}. - Consider the SCC {5,6}. By taking the polynomial interpretation [0] = [1] = 1, [i](x) = x + 1 and [*](x,y) = [*#](x,y) = x + y + 1, the rules in {4,5} are weakly decreasing and the rules in {1-3,6} are strictly decreasing. There is one new SCC. - Consider the SCC {5}. By taking the polynomial interpretation [0] = [1] = 1, [*#](x,y) = [i](x) = x + 1 and [*](x,y) = x + y + 1, rule 4 is weakly decreasing and the rules in {1-3,5} are strictly decreasing. Hence the TRS is terminating.