using System;

public class Program

{

        public static void Main(string[] args)

        {

            Console.WriteLine("Enter the height of the figure: ");

            string input = Console.ReadLine();

            int height;

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            if (!Int32.TryParse(input, out height))

            {

                Console.WriteLine("Not a Number !");

                Console.ReadLine();

                return;

            }

            printPattern1(height);

        }

​

        public static void printPattern1(int height)

        {

            bool isEven = false, xInserted = false;

            if ((height % 2) == 0)

                isEven = true;

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            for (int line = 1; line < height + 1; line++)

            {

                bool insertX = false;

                int count = 0, decrement = 0;

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                //Runs when its in middle of odd height

                if (!isEven && line == Math.Ceiling((double)height / 2) && !xInserted)

                {

                    insertX = true;

                    line--;

                }

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                //Decrease Arrows on every step after middle of height

                if (height / 2 < line)

                    decrement = (line) - height / 2;

                line -= decrement;

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                //Print Left Side Arrows

                count = 0;

                if (decrement > 0)

                    count = decrement - 1;

                while (count < line)

                {

                    Console.Write(">");

                    count++;

                }

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                if (insertX) //Print X

                {

                    Console.Write("X");

                    xInserted = true;

                }

                else //Print Middle Spaces

                {

                    count = 0;

                    if (decrement > 1)

                        count = 0 - (decrement - 1) * 2;

                    while (count < height - (line * 2))

                    {

                        Console.Write(" ");

                        count++;

                    }

                }

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                //Print Right Side Arrows

                count = 0;

                if (decrement > 0)

                    count = decrement - 1;

                while (count < line)

                {

                    Console.Write("<");

                    count++;

                }

​

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                line += decrement;

                Console.WriteLine();

            }

            Console.ReadLine();

        }

​

}