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# Draw The Triangle 1

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*P(R)* represents a pattern drawn by Julia in *R* rows. The following pattern represents *P(5)*:

```
* * * * * 
* * * * 
* * * 
* * 
*
```

Write a query to print the pattern *P(20)*.

```sql
SET @i = 21;
SELECT 
    REPEAT('* ', @i := @i-1) 
FROM information_schema.tables;
```