% Script stepPyramid.m 
% Draw a step pyramid with a base rectangle of L-by-H where H<=L.
% Each step has the same height H.  The next rectangle up is 2/3 the 
% width of the rectangle below, and so forth.  The top step must have
% a length no less than H.

L= input('What is the length L of the base of the step pyramid? ');
H= input('What is the height H of each step (H<=L)? ');

% Set up graphics window
  close all                  % close all figure windows
  figure                     % new figure window
  axis equal off             % all axes:  same scale, no display
  hold on                    % hold all calls to plot on current axes

% Draw the step pyramid.  Lower left corner of the base is at (0,0)





hold off
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