int triangle(int lines) { int linecount=0; for(int a=0;a<=lines+lines-1;a++) { linecount++; if(linecount>lines) { for(int b=0;b<=linecount-lines;b++) { cout<<" "; } } else { for(int b=0;b<=lines-linecount;b++) { cout<<" "; } } if(linecount>lines) { for(int c=linecount;c