YES We show the termination of the TRS R: +(*(x,y),*(x,z)) -> *(x,+(y,z)) +(+(x,y),z) -> +(x,+(y,z)) +(*(x,y),+(*(x,z),u())) -> +(*(x,+(y,z)),u()) -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: +#(*(x,y),*(x,z)) -> +#(y,z) p2: +#(+(x,y),z) -> +#(x,+(y,z)) p3: +#(+(x,y),z) -> +#(y,z) p4: +#(*(x,y),+(*(x,z),u())) -> +#(*(x,+(y,z)),u()) p5: +#(*(x,y),+(*(x,z),u())) -> +#(y,z) and R consists of: r1: +(*(x,y),*(x,z)) -> *(x,+(y,z)) r2: +(+(x,y),z) -> +(x,+(y,z)) r3: +(*(x,y),+(*(x,z),u())) -> +(*(x,+(y,z)),u()) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p1, p2, p3, p5} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: +#(*(x,y),*(x,z)) -> +#(y,z) p2: +#(*(x,y),+(*(x,z),u())) -> +#(y,z) p3: +#(+(x,y),z) -> +#(y,z) p4: +#(+(x,y),z) -> +#(x,+(y,z)) and R consists of: r1: +(*(x,y),*(x,z)) -> *(x,+(y,z)) r2: +(+(x,y),z) -> +(x,+(y,z)) r3: +(*(x,y),+(*(x,z),u())) -> +(*(x,+(y,z)),u()) The set of usable rules consists of r1, r2, r3 Take the reduction pair: weighted path order base order: matrix interpretations: carrier: N^2 order: standard order interpretations: +#_A(x1,x2) = ((1,1),(0,0)) x1 + (1,0) *_A(x1,x2) = ((0,0),(1,1)) x1 + ((1,1),(0,0)) x2 + (2,2) +_A(x1,x2) = ((1,1),(0,0)) x1 + x2 + (3,0) u_A() = (0,1) precedence: + = u > +# = * partial status: pi(+#) = [] pi(*) = [] pi(+) = [] pi(u) = [] The next rules are strictly ordered: p3 We remove them from the problem. -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: +#(*(x,y),*(x,z)) -> +#(y,z) p2: +#(*(x,y),+(*(x,z),u())) -> +#(y,z) p3: +#(+(x,y),z) -> +#(x,+(y,z)) and R consists of: r1: +(*(x,y),*(x,z)) -> *(x,+(y,z)) r2: +(+(x,y),z) -> +(x,+(y,z)) r3: +(*(x,y),+(*(x,z),u())) -> +(*(x,+(y,z)),u()) 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: +#(*(x,y),*(x,z)) -> +#(y,z) p2: +#(+(x,y),z) -> +#(x,+(y,z)) p3: +#(*(x,y),+(*(x,z),u())) -> +#(y,z) and R consists of: r1: +(*(x,y),*(x,z)) -> *(x,+(y,z)) r2: +(+(x,y),z) -> +(x,+(y,z)) r3: +(*(x,y),+(*(x,z),u())) -> +(*(x,+(y,z)),u()) The set of usable rules consists of r1, r2, r3 Take the reduction pair: weighted path order base order: matrix interpretations: carrier: N^2 order: standard order interpretations: +#_A(x1,x2) = ((0,1),(0,1)) x1 + ((1,1),(0,0)) x2 + (2,8) *_A(x1,x2) = x2 + (0,1) +_A(x1,x2) = ((0,0),(1,1)) x1 + ((0,0),(1,1)) x2 + (0,3) u_A() = (1,2) precedence: u > +# = * = + partial status: pi(+#) = [] pi(*) = [] pi(+) = [] pi(u) = [] The next rules are strictly ordered: p3 We remove them from the problem. -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: +#(*(x,y),*(x,z)) -> +#(y,z) p2: +#(+(x,y),z) -> +#(x,+(y,z)) and R consists of: r1: +(*(x,y),*(x,z)) -> *(x,+(y,z)) r2: +(+(x,y),z) -> +(x,+(y,z)) r3: +(*(x,y),+(*(x,z),u())) -> +(*(x,+(y,z)),u()) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p1, p2} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: +#(*(x,y),*(x,z)) -> +#(y,z) p2: +#(+(x,y),z) -> +#(x,+(y,z)) and R consists of: r1: +(*(x,y),*(x,z)) -> *(x,+(y,z)) r2: +(+(x,y),z) -> +(x,+(y,z)) r3: +(*(x,y),+(*(x,z),u())) -> +(*(x,+(y,z)),u()) The set of usable rules consists of r1, r2, r3 Take the reduction pair: weighted path order base order: matrix interpretations: carrier: N^2 order: standard order interpretations: +#_A(x1,x2) = ((1,0),(1,0)) x1 + (2,3) *_A(x1,x2) = ((1,1),(0,0)) x1 + ((1,0),(0,0)) x2 + (0,1) +_A(x1,x2) = ((1,0),(0,0)) x1 + ((1,0),(0,0)) x2 + (1,2) u_A() = (0,3) precedence: +# = u > * = + partial status: pi(+#) = [] pi(*) = [] pi(+) = [] pi(u) = [] 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: +#(*(x,y),*(x,z)) -> +#(y,z) and R consists of: r1: +(*(x,y),*(x,z)) -> *(x,+(y,z)) r2: +(+(x,y),z) -> +(x,+(y,z)) r3: +(*(x,y),+(*(x,z),u())) -> +(*(x,+(y,z)),u()) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p1} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: +#(*(x,y),*(x,z)) -> +#(y,z) and R consists of: r1: +(*(x,y),*(x,z)) -> *(x,+(y,z)) r2: +(+(x,y),z) -> +(x,+(y,z)) r3: +(*(x,y),+(*(x,z),u())) -> +(*(x,+(y,z)),u()) The set of usable rules consists of (no rules) Take the reduction pair: weighted path order base order: matrix interpretations: carrier: N^2 order: standard order interpretations: +#_A(x1,x2) = ((1,1),(0,1)) x2 + (1,1) *_A(x1,x2) = ((1,1),(1,1)) x1 + ((1,1),(0,1)) x2 + (2,1) precedence: +# = * partial status: pi(+#) = [2] pi(*) = [2] The next rules are strictly ordered: p1 We remove them from the problem. Then no dependency pair remains.