SBUTrianglesMad

#include < iostream >

int main()
{
    const int maxSize{ 9 };
    const int maxY{ maxSize };
    const int maxX{ maxSize };
    char symbol{ ' ' };
    for (int y{ 0 }; y < maxY; ++y)
    {
        for (int x{ 0 }; x < maxX; ++x)
        {
            symbol = ' ';

            if (y >= x)
            {
                symbol = '*';
            }

            std::cout << ' ' << symbol << ' ';
        }
        std::cout << '\n';
    }
}