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