#include <stdio.h>

int halfPiramidAsterisk() {
  int i, j, rows;
  printf("Enter the number of rows: ");
  scanf("%d", &rows);
  for (i = 1; i <= rows; ++i) {
    for (j = 1; j <= i; ++j) {
      printf("* ");
    }
    printf("\n");
  }
  return 0;
}