#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main() {
int n;
cout<<"enter a number:"<<endl;
cin>>n;
for(int i=1;i<=n;i++){
for(int j=0;j<i;j++){
if(i==1)
cout<<i<<endl;
else{
if(j<i-1)
cout<<i<<"*";
else
cout<<i<<endl;
}
}
cout<<endl;
}
for(int i=n-1;i>0;i--){
for(int j=0;j<i;j++){
if(i==1)
cout<<i<<endl;
else{
if(j<i-1)
cout<<i<<"*";
else
cout<<i<<endl;
}
}
cout<<endl;
}
return 0;
}
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