Consider the TRS R consisting of the rewrite rules 1: f(c(s(x),y)) -> f(c(x,s(y))) 2: g(c(x,s(y))) -> g(c(s(x),y)) 3: g(s(f(x))) -> g(f(x)) There are 3 dependency pairs: 4: F(c(s(x),y)) -> F(c(x,s(y))) 5: G(c(x,s(y))) -> G(c(s(x),y)) 6: G(s(f(x))) -> G(f(x)) The approximated dependency graph contains 3 SCCs: {4}, {5} and {6}. - Consider the SCC {4}. There are no usable rules. By taking the polynomial interpretation [c](x,y) = [F](x) = [s](x) = x + 1, rule 4 is strictly decreasing. - Consider the SCC {5}. There are no usable rules. By taking the polynomial interpretation [G](x) = [s](x) = x + 1 and [c](x,y) = y + 1, rule 5 is strictly decreasing. - Consider the SCC {6}. The usable rules are {1}. By taking the polynomial interpretation [f](x) = [G](x) = [s](x) = x + 1 and [c](x,y) = x + y + 1, rule 1 is weakly decreasing and rule 6 is strictly decreasing. Hence the TRS is terminating.