Thread: need help with a mumbers triangle

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Look at what is printed on each line and work out a design for the code that will follow the rules to generate that output.
How many *s are on each line?
How many digits are on each line?
The first and last digit must be a 1, the rest are 2

Work out the logic by making a list of the steps the code should do.
When you have the logic as a list of steps, then write the code.

I assumed the *s were supposed to be spaces.
You need to work out the logic for what is printed on each line.
How many digits are printed on the first line? How many on the second?
When there are more than 1 digit, the first and last are 1s the inside digits are 2s
How many inside digits are there on each line?

Make a spread sheet with the line number in column1, the number of digits in column2 and the number of inside digits in column3. Then work on the formulas needed to compute the contents of columns 2 & 3 based on what is in column 1. When you have those formulas, you should be able to think about the code that will do it.

If you have problems with the formulas, post the contents of the spread sheet (3 columns) and we'll help you with the formulas.

Think about the question I asked: Create a spread sheet with three columns as I described.
Then work out the formulas for columns 2 & 3 using the value in column 1

I'm only studying java for three weeks,

There is no java programming involved in creating the spread sheet. The java coding part will come after the logic is worked out. You need to work through problems step by step. Logic first, then coding.

That's how programming works: Work out the logic then write the code.
If you can't work out the logic, you can not write a program.

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