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    Question Problem with this?

    How do you do this

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    how many for loops do I need, basicaly I just need the formula rather than the whole answer.



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    For 2 dimensional figures, most people would use two loops. One for the x-direction and one for the y-direction.

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    Whatever is the number of rows , that should be taken as your main FOR loop. And try to analyse the pattern of what is required.

    See there are alternatively 4 and 3 stars. So set one boolean variable to do that thing.

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    >See there are alternatively 4 and 3 stars. So set one boolean variable to do that thing.

    More easy would be to use the modulo-operator. At the even lines there are 3 stars, at the odd lines there are 4 stars.

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    >>how many for loops do I need,
    None. Just printf() the output in the desired format directly. One line of code will do it. (oh, don't tell me, you have to use loops )
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    >>>>how many for loops do I need,
    None. Just printf() the output in the desired format directly. One line of code will do it. (oh, don't tell me, you have to use loops ),
    What a logic.

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    You can do this with one loop, and the box size would be sizable (ie: you input the size). It's just a matter of providing the right conditions in the loop.

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