YES We show the termination of the TRS R: f(s(x),y) -> f(x,s(x)) f(x,s(y)) -> f(y,x) f(c(x),y) -> f(x,s(x)) -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: f#(s(x),y) -> f#(x,s(x)) p2: f#(x,s(y)) -> f#(y,x) p3: f#(c(x),y) -> f#(x,s(x)) and R consists of: r1: f(s(x),y) -> f(x,s(x)) r2: f(x,s(y)) -> f(y,x) r3: f(c(x),y) -> f(x,s(x)) 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: f#(s(x),y) -> f#(x,s(x)) p2: f#(c(x),y) -> f#(x,s(x)) p3: f#(x,s(y)) -> f#(y,x) and R consists of: r1: f(s(x),y) -> f(x,s(x)) r2: f(x,s(y)) -> f(y,x) r3: f(c(x),y) -> f(x,s(x)) The set of usable rules consists of (no rules) Take the reduction pair: lexicographic combination of reduction pairs: 1. weighted path order base order: matrix interpretations: carrier: N^2 order: standard order interpretations: f#_A(x1,x2) = ((1,1),(0,0)) x1 + ((1,0),(0,0)) x2 + (3,4) s_A(x1) = ((1,1),(1,1)) x1 + (2,3) c_A(x1) = ((1,1),(1,1)) x1 + (1,2) precedence: f# = s = c partial status: pi(f#) = [] pi(s) = [1] pi(c) = [1] 2. weighted path order base order: matrix interpretations: carrier: N^2 order: standard order interpretations: f#_A(x1,x2) = (0,0) s_A(x1) = ((1,1),(0,1)) x1 + (2,2) c_A(x1) = (1,1) precedence: c > f# = s partial status: pi(f#) = [] pi(s) = [1] pi(c) = [] The next rules are strictly ordered: p2 We remove them from the problem. -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: f#(s(x),y) -> f#(x,s(x)) p2: f#(x,s(y)) -> f#(y,x) and R consists of: r1: f(s(x),y) -> f(x,s(x)) r2: f(x,s(y)) -> f(y,x) r3: f(c(x),y) -> f(x,s(x)) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p1, p2} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: f#(s(x),y) -> f#(x,s(x)) p2: f#(x,s(y)) -> f#(y,x) and R consists of: r1: f(s(x),y) -> f(x,s(x)) r2: f(x,s(y)) -> f(y,x) r3: f(c(x),y) -> f(x,s(x)) The set of usable rules consists of (no rules) Take the reduction pair: lexicographic combination of reduction pairs: 1. weighted path order base order: matrix interpretations: carrier: N^2 order: standard order interpretations: f#_A(x1,x2) = ((1,1),(1,1)) x1 + x2 + (1,2) s_A(x1) = ((1,1),(1,1)) x1 + (2,1) precedence: f# = s partial status: pi(f#) = [] pi(s) = [1] 2. weighted path order base order: matrix interpretations: carrier: N^2 order: standard order interpretations: f#_A(x1,x2) = (0,0) s_A(x1) = (1,1) precedence: s > f# partial status: pi(f#) = [] pi(s) = [] 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: f#(x,s(y)) -> f#(y,x) and R consists of: r1: f(s(x),y) -> f(x,s(x)) r2: f(x,s(y)) -> f(y,x) r3: f(c(x),y) -> f(x,s(x)) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p1} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: f#(x,s(y)) -> f#(y,x) and R consists of: r1: f(s(x),y) -> f(x,s(x)) r2: f(x,s(y)) -> f(y,x) r3: f(c(x),y) -> f(x,s(x)) The set of usable rules consists of (no rules) Take the reduction pair: lexicographic combination of reduction pairs: 1. weighted path order base order: matrix interpretations: carrier: N^2 order: lexicographic order interpretations: f#_A(x1,x2) = ((0,0),(1,0)) x1 + ((0,0),(1,0)) x2 + (1,2) s_A(x1) = ((1,0),(0,0)) x1 + (2,1) precedence: f# = s partial status: pi(f#) = [] pi(s) = [] 2. weighted path order base order: matrix interpretations: carrier: N^2 order: lexicographic order interpretations: f#_A(x1,x2) = (0,0) s_A(x1) = (1,1) precedence: s > f# partial status: pi(f#) = [] pi(s) = [] The next rules are strictly ordered: p1 We remove them from the problem. Then no dependency pair remains.