Write a C program to print a pyramid of stars. Detail the logic for calculating spaces and stars for each line and provide the Initialise procedure.

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Task 1 (9 marks)

1. i) The initial value for MaxNoOfStars (the number of stars at the base of the pyramid) is 9.

   ii) For the first line:

   • The number of leading spaces (NoOfSpaces) is 4.
   • The number of stars (NoOfStars) is 1.

   iii) For the second line:

   • The number of leading spaces (NoOfSpaces) is 3.
   • The number of stars (NoOfStars) is 3.

   iv)

   • Between successive lines (moving downwards from the top of the pyramid), the number of stars increases by 2.
   • Similarly, the number of leading spaces decreases by 1.
   • Therefore, before printing the next line in the Pyramid, you should:
     • Modify NoOfStars by adding 2.
     • Modify NoOfSpaces by subtracting 1.

Task 2 (18 marks)

2. i) The procedure Initialise(Max, Spaces, Stars) in C programming language:

   void Initialise(int Max, int *Spaces, int *Stars) {
       // MaxNoOfStars is represented by the 'Max' parameter itself.
       // Initialise NoOfStars for the first line
       *Stars = 1;
       // Initialise NoOfSpaces for the first line
       *Spaces = (Max - 1) / 2;
   }
   

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