#include using namespace std; int main() { int row; int col; for (row = 1; row <= 5; row++) { for (col = 1; col <= 5 - row; col++) cout << '*'; for (col = 1; col <= 2 * row - 1; col++) cout << ' '; for (col = 1; col <= 5 - row; col++) cout << '*'; cout << endl; } return 0; }