solve this !!

4 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/solve-this.73636/

please can any one solve this in C

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*** ***
** **
* *

Pretty simple construct really, is this a challenge or could you not do it?

Code:

#include<stdio.h>

int main()
{
    int i, j;
    for(i=4;i>0;i--)
    {
        for(j=2*i;j>0;j--)
        {
            printf("*");
            if(j==i+1)
            printf(" ");
        }
        
        printf("\n");
    }
}

Outputs as:

Code:

**** ****
*** ***
** **
* *

thank you for helping me i am new in C
but my question was this
*******
*** ***
** **
* *
not this
**** ****
*** ***
** **
* *

Huh? Doesn't look like a definite pattern to me, why would you wanna build it? Are there any rules specified?

Anyway, here's my shot again:

Code:

#include<stdio.h>

int main()
{
    int i, j, a[4]={3, 3, 2, 1};
    
    for(i=0;i<4;i++)
    {
        for(j=(2*a[i]);j>0;j--)
        {
            printf("*");
            
            if((i==0)&&(j==a[i]+1))
            {
                printf("*");
                continue;
            }
            if(j==a[i]+1)
            {
                printf(" ");
                continue;
            }
        }
        
        printf("\n");
    }
}

Outputs as:

Code:

*******
*** ***
** **
* *

Its stupid to do this when there are no rules at all cause you can directly print the pattern!