YES We show the termination of the TRS R: f(a(),y) -> f(y,g(y)) g(a()) -> b() g(b()) -> b() -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: f#(a(),y) -> f#(y,g(y)) p2: f#(a(),y) -> g#(y) and R consists of: r1: f(a(),y) -> f(y,g(y)) r2: g(a()) -> b() r3: g(b()) -> b() The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p1} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: f#(a(),y) -> f#(y,g(y)) and R consists of: r1: f(a(),y) -> f(y,g(y)) r2: g(a()) -> b() r3: g(b()) -> b() The set of usable rules consists of r2, r3 Take the reduction pair: lexicographic combination of reduction pairs: 1. weighted path order base order: max/plus interpretations on natural numbers: f#_A(x1,x2) = max{2, x1 - 1, x2 + 1} a_A = 4 g_A(x1) = 0 b_A = 0 precedence: f# = a > g = b partial status: pi(f#) = [2] pi(a) = [] pi(g) = [] pi(b) = [] 2. weighted path order base order: max/plus interpretations on natural numbers: f#_A(x1,x2) = x2 + 6 a_A = 4 g_A(x1) = 1 b_A = 0 precedence: f# = a = b > g partial status: pi(f#) = [2] pi(a) = [] pi(g) = [] pi(b) = [] The next rules are strictly ordered: p1 We remove them from the problem. Then no dependency pair remains.