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package assignment3;

import java.util.Scanner;
import java.util.Random;

public class SymmetricalImmage {
    
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
        Random random = new Random();
        
 
        System.out.println("Enter the number of rows (n): ");
        int n = scan.nextInt();
        
        System.out.println("Enter the number of columns (m): ");
        int m = scan.nextInt();
        
        // Create a 2D array to represent the image
        char[][] image = new char[n][m];
        
        // Initialize the array with spaces
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
            for (int j = 0; j < m; j++) {
                image[i][j] = ' ';  // Fill with blank spaces initially
            }
        }
        
        // Generate n * m / 4 random points
        int pointsToGenerate = (n * m) / 4;
        for (int i = 0; i < pointsToGenerate; i++) {
            // Randomly select a point within the left half of the array
            int row = random.nextInt(n);
            int col = random.nextInt(m / 2);
            
            // Mark the selected point and its mirrored point
            image[row][col] = '*';  // Original point
            image[row][m - col - 1] = '*';  // Mirrored point
        }
        
        // Print the symmetrical image
        System.out.println("A randomly generated, symmetrical " + n + " x " + m + " image:");
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
            for (int j = 0; j < m; j++) {
                System.out.print(image[i][j]);
            }
            System.out.println();  // New line after each row
        }
        
    }
}