#include <stdio.h>
#include <math.h>
#include <cs50.h>


//this functions prompts the user for height and returns the value
int getHeight()
{
    int height = 0;

//k is functioning as a boolean to check if there will be valid input or not
    int k = 0;

//keeps looping until user enters valid input
    while(k==0)
    {
        height = get_int("Enter the height (no greater than 23)\n");
        if(height>23||height<0)
        {
            k=0;
        }
        else
        {
            k=1;
        }
    }
    return height;
}


//this function produces the half-pyramid
int makePyramid()
{
    int height = getHeight();

    for(int i = 0; i<height; i++)
    {

            int numSpaces = height - i;


            for (int k = 0; k<numSpaces; k++)
            {
                printf(" ");;
            }

            for (int x = 0; x<i+1; x++)
            {
                printf("#");
            }

            printf("\n");


    }

    return 0;
}


//makePyramid is called in the main
int main(void)
{
    makePyramid();

}