#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
int num1;
cout << "please enter a size between 1-9: ";
cin >> num1;
cout << endl;
for(int i = 0; i < num1; ++i)
{
for(int j = 0; j < i; ++j)
cout << "*";
cout << num1;
for(int j = num1-1; j > i; --j)
cout << "*";
cout << "\n";
}
return 0;
}
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