C Language Tasks for Beginners

 

 Code :

#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
    int i, j, k;
    for (i = 5; i >= 1; i--)
    {
        for (j = 5; j >= i; j--)
        {
            printf(" ");
        }
        for (k = 1; k <= (i*2)-1; k++)
        {
            printf("*");
        }
        printf("\n");
    }
    return 0;
}
  • Header File: #include <stdio.h> is needed to use printf() for printing output.
  • Main Function: The program starts from int main(). It returns 0 to indicate successful completion.
  • Outer Loop (Rows): The outer for loop (i = 5 to i >= 1) controls the number of rows, with each row having a decreasing number of stars, forming an inverted pyramid.
  • Inner Loop 1 (Spaces): The first inner for loop (j = 5 to j >= i) prints spaces to shift the stars to the right, increasing the number of spaces as the row number decreases.
  • Inner Loop 2 (Stars): The second inner for loop (k = 1 to k <= (i * 2) - 1) prints stars (*), with the number of stars decreasing as the row number decreases.
  • New Line: printf("\n"); moves the output to a new line after printing each row.

Output :

 *********
  *******
   *****
    ***
     *