YES We show the termination of the TRS R: if(if(x,y,z),u,v) -> if(x,if(y,u,v),if(z,u,v)) -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: if#(if(x,y,z),u,v) -> if#(x,if(y,u,v),if(z,u,v)) p2: if#(if(x,y,z),u,v) -> if#(y,u,v) p3: if#(if(x,y,z),u,v) -> if#(z,u,v) and R consists of: r1: if(if(x,y,z),u,v) -> if(x,if(y,u,v),if(z,u,v)) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p1, p2, p3} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: if#(if(x,y,z),u,v) -> if#(x,if(y,u,v),if(z,u,v)) p2: if#(if(x,y,z),u,v) -> if#(z,u,v) p3: if#(if(x,y,z),u,v) -> if#(y,u,v) and R consists of: r1: if(if(x,y,z),u,v) -> if(x,if(y,u,v),if(z,u,v)) The set of usable rules consists of r1 Take the reduction pair: lexicographic combination of reduction pairs: 1. max/plus interpretations on natural numbers: if#_A(x1,x2,x3) = x1 + 4 if_A(x1,x2,x3) = max{x1 + 2, x2, x3} 2. max/plus interpretations on natural numbers: if#_A(x1,x2,x3) = 0 if_A(x1,x2,x3) = 0 The next rules are strictly ordered: p1 We remove them from the problem. -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: if#(if(x,y,z),u,v) -> if#(z,u,v) p2: if#(if(x,y,z),u,v) -> if#(y,u,v) and R consists of: r1: if(if(x,y,z),u,v) -> if(x,if(y,u,v),if(z,u,v)) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p1, p2} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: if#(if(x,y,z),u,v) -> if#(z,u,v) p2: if#(if(x,y,z),u,v) -> if#(y,u,v) and R consists of: r1: if(if(x,y,z),u,v) -> if(x,if(y,u,v),if(z,u,v)) The set of usable rules consists of (no rules) Take the reduction pair: lexicographic combination of reduction pairs: 1. max/plus interpretations on natural numbers: if#_A(x1,x2,x3) = x1 if_A(x1,x2,x3) = max{x1 + 1, x2 + 1, x3 + 1} 2. max/plus interpretations on natural numbers: if#_A(x1,x2,x3) = 0 if_A(x1,x2,x3) = 0 The next rules are strictly ordered: p1, p2 We remove them from the problem. Then no dependency pair remains.