Consider the TRS R consisting of the rewrite rules 1: c(c(c(a(x,y)))) -> b(c(c(c(c(y)))),x) 2: c(c(b(c(y),0))) -> a(0,c(c(a(y,0)))) 3: c(c(a(a(y,0),x))) -> c(y) There are 7 dependency pairs: 4: C(c(c(a(x,y)))) -> C(c(c(c(y)))) 5: C(c(c(a(x,y)))) -> C(c(c(y))) 6: C(c(c(a(x,y)))) -> C(c(y)) 7: C(c(c(a(x,y)))) -> C(y) 8: C(c(b(c(y),0))) -> C(c(a(y,0))) 9: C(c(b(c(y),0))) -> C(a(y,0)) 10: C(c(a(a(y,0),x))) -> C(y) The approximated dependency graph contains one SCC: {4-8,10}. - Consider the SCC {4-8,10}. By taking the polynomial interpretation [0] = 0, [c](x) = 2x, [C](x) = x + 1, [a](x,y) = x + 2y + 1 and [b](x,y) = x + 3y + 3, the rules in {1-8,10} are strictly decreasing. Hence the TRS is terminating.