SOURCE CODE 1:

#include<iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
int i, j, k;

for (i = 1; i <= 10; i++)

{
for (j = i; j <= 10-1; j++)
cout << " ";
for (k = 1; k <= 2 * i - 1; k++)

cout << "*";

cout << endl;

}
for (int a = 9; a >=1; a--)
{
for (int b = a; b <=9; b++)
cout << " ";
for (int c = 1; c <= 2*a-1; c++)
if (c == 2 * a - 1 ||c==a)
cout << "*";
else
cout << " ";
cout << endl;
}
system("pause");
return 0;
}

SOURCE CODE 2:

#include<iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
int i, j, k;
for (i = 1; i <= 10; i++)
{
for (j = i; j <= 10 - 1; j++)
cout << " ";
for (k = 1; k <= 2 * i - 1; k++)
if (k == 1 || k == 2 * i - 1 || k == i||i==10)
cout << "*";
else
cout << " ";
cout << endl;

}
for (i = 9; i >= 1; i--)
{
for (j = i; j <= 9; j++)
cout << " ";
 for (k = 1; k <= 2 * i - 1; k++)
if (k==1||k == 2 * i - 1 || k == i)
cout << "*";
else
cout << " ";
cout << endl;
}
system("pause");
return 0;
}