#include<bits/stdc++.h> using namespace std; int main() { int i,n,j,z; cin>>n; int s=n-1,x=n-2,a=0,b=2*n-1; for(i=1;i<=n;i++){ for(j=1;j<=s;j++) cout<<" "; s--; if(i==1) for(z=1;z<=n;z++) cout<<"*"; else{ cout<<"*"; for(z=1;z<=x;z++) cout<<" "; cout<<"*";} x+=2; cout<<endl;} for(i=1;i<n;i++){ for(j=0;j<=a;j++) cout<<" "; a++; if(i==n-1) for(z=0;z<n;z++) cout<<"*"; else{ cout<<"*"; for(z=1;z<=b;z++) cout<<" "; cout<<"*"; b-=2; cout<<endl;}} return 0; } /************************************************************** Problem: 1011 User: wtq001 Language: C++ Result: Accepted Time:4 ms Memory:2072 kb ****************************************************************/