Problem Solving: Hollow Patterns

In this lesson, we will use nested loops to print hollow shapes. So let’s start with a hollow rectangle.

Hollow rectangle

Let’s write a program that prints the following shape.

Height: 6
Width : 20 
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Let’s make the pattern table first then we will analyze how to implement it.