pyramid shape in c++

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To create a pyramid shape in C++, we can use nested loops. The outer loop controls the number of rows in the pyramid, while the inner loop controls the number of spaces and asterisks in each row.

Here's an example code that creates a pyramid shape:

#include <iostream>

int main() {
    int rows;
    std::cout << "Enter the number of rows: ";
    std::cin >> rows;

    for (int i = 1; i <= rows; i++) {
        // Print spaces
        for (int j = 1; j <= rows - i; j++) {
            std::cout << " ";
        }

        // Print asterisks
        for (int k = 1; k <= 2 * i - 1; k++) {
            std::cout << "*";
        }

        std::cout << std::endl;
    }

    return 0;
}

Explanation of the code:

We start by including the necessary header file iostream to use input/output operations in C++.
Inside the main() function, we declare an integer variable rows to store the number of rows in the pyramid.
We prompt the user to enter the number of rows using std::cout and std::cin.
The outer loop for (int i = 1; i <= rows; i++) iterates rows times to control the number of rows in the pyramid. The loop variable i represents the current row number.
Inside the outer loop, we have two nested loops:

a. The first inner loop for (int j = 1; j <= rows - i; j++) prints the spaces before the asterisks in each row. The number of spaces decreases as we move down the pyramid.

b. The second inner loop for (int k = 1; k <= 2 * i - 1; k++) prints the asterisks in each row. The number of asterisks increases by two with each row.

After printing the spaces and asterisks, we use std::endl to move to the next line.
Finally, we return 0 to indicate successful execution of the program.

This code will create a pyramid shape with the specified number of rows. You can try running the code and entering different values for rows to see different pyramid shapes.