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