Case Study
Consider a staircase of size :
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Observe that its base and height are both equal to , and the image is drawn using #
symbols and spaces. The last line is not preceded by any spaces.
Write a program that prints a staircase of size .
Input Format
A single integer, , denoting the size of the staircase.
Output Format
Print a staircase of size using #
symbols and spaces.
Note: The last line must have spaces in it.
Sample Input
6
Sample Output
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######
Explanation
The staircase is right-aligned, composed of #
symbols and spaces, and has a height and width of .
Solution
<?php $handle = fopen ("php://stdin","r"); fscanf($handle,"%d",$n); for ($i=0; $i < $n; $i++) { for ($j=0; $j < $n; $j++) { if ($j>=$n-1-$i) { echo '#'; }else{ echo " "; } } echo "\n"; }
?>