//*************************************************************

// File: asterisk.cpp

// Name: DMN

// Project or HW or Lab name: HW example

/* Description: - A program that uses nested for loops

to generate a right triangle with n asterisks such

that the first row has one asterisk, the second has two,

and so on, with the asterisks right-aligned on each row

such as the following for n=5. Program should be able to

n in the range of 1..20.

*

**

***

****

*****

*/

//*********************************************************************

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main()

{

int num_rows, row, index;

cout << "How many rows (1-20): ";

cin >> num_rows;

for (row=1; row<=num_rows; row++)

{

// indent by printing (num_rows-row) spaces

for (index=1; index<=num_rows-row; index++)

{

cout << ' ';

}

// print row asterisks

for (index=1; index<=row; index++)

{

cout << '*';

}

// drop cursor to a new line

cout << endl;

} // end for (row. . .

return 0;

} // end main

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