YES We show the termination of the TRS R: *(x,+(y,z)) -> +(*(x,y),*(x,z)) -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: *#(x,+(y,z)) -> *#(x,y) p2: *#(x,+(y,z)) -> *#(x,z) and R consists of: r1: *(x,+(y,z)) -> +(*(x,y),*(x,z)) 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,z)) -> *#(x,y) p2: *#(x,+(y,z)) -> *#(x,z) and R consists of: r1: *(x,+(y,z)) -> +(*(x,y),*(x,z)) The set of usable rules consists of (no rules) Take the reduction pair: lexicographic combination of reduction pairs: 1. matrix interpretations: carrier: N^2 order: standard order interpretations: *#_A(x1,x2) = ((1,1),(1,1)) x2 +_A(x1,x2) = ((1,1),(1,1)) x1 + ((1,1),(1,1)) x2 + (1,1) 2. matrix interpretations: carrier: N^2 order: standard order interpretations: *#_A(x1,x2) = ((1,1),(1,0)) x2 +_A(x1,x2) = ((1,1),(1,1)) x1 + ((1,1),(1,0)) x2 + (1,1) 3. matrix interpretations: carrier: N^2 order: standard order interpretations: *#_A(x1,x2) = ((1,1),(1,0)) x2 +_A(x1,x2) = ((1,1),(1,1)) x1 + ((1,1),(1,1)) x2 + (1,1) The next rules are strictly ordered: p1, p2 We remove them from the problem. Then no dependency pair remains.