tapezoid asterisk....

[che_che]

guys... im on a program now.. i have this prob...
that when u inter a number a asterisk would be the out put in a form of a trapezoid...
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i got stuck hir guys...
#include<iostream>
using namespace std;
int main(){
int VALUE=0;
cout<<"inter VALUE: ";
cin>>VALUE;
cin.ignore();
for(int i = 0; i < VALUE; i++)
{
cout << "*" <<flush;
}
a little help for the newbie guys.. thnx alot..

[VernonDozier]

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You have no newlines, so everything will be on one line. Is a trapezoid all on one line? No, so you need newlines in there. And do you have enough information to draw a trapezoid? You ask for one dimension. Look at the trapezoid below:

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At the very least, ask for a top and a bottom length and a height. Asking for "value" is confusing. What does "value" represent? Even that won't be enough if you can't assume that the trapezoid is isosceles.

[Hiroshe]

Ahh, thats what you were asking. Try subracting two asterics from each row (and 4 on the next, etc..), and adding a space in front (again, 2 on the next etc..). You need somewhere to stop it though, or it might turn into a triangle!:P Again, it looks like your missing a swerly bracket at the end of that code.