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  1. #include <iostream>
  2. #include <string>
  3. using namespace std;
  4.  
  5. int main() {
  6. 	// your code goes here
  7. 	std::string space(" ");
  8.     std::string asterisk("*");
  9.     int rows = 10;
  10.  
  11.     for (int i = 1; i <= rows; ++i)
  12.     {
  13.     	//special case for the first line
  14.     	if (i == 1)
  15.     		std::cout << asterisk << std::endl;
  16.  
  17. 		//for each of the other lines print 2 asterisks and the rest spaces
  18. 		if (i > 1 && i <= rows - 1)
  19. 		{
  20. 			//one at the start of the line
  21. 			std::cout << asterisk;
  22.  
  23. 			//print line - 2 spaces
  24. 			for (int j = 0; j < i - 2; ++j)
  25. 				std::cout << space;
  26.  
  27. 			//one at the end of the line
  28. 			std::cout << asterisk << std::endl;
  29. 		}
  30.  
  31. 		//special case for the last line
  32.     	if (i == rows)
  33.     	{
  34.     		for (int j = 1; j <= i; ++j )
  35.     			std::cout << asterisk;
  36. 			std::cout << endl;
  37.     	}
  38.  
  39.     }
  40. 	return 0;
  41. }
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*
**
* *
*  *
*   *
*    *
*     *
*      *
*       *
**********
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language:
C++14 (gcc 8.3)
created:
6 years ago
visibility:
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