Code:
import java.util.Scanner;
public class DownTrianglePattern
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
int i, j, k, rows=9;
System.out.print("DOWN TRIANGLE STAR PATTERN");
for (i=rows; i>= 1 ; i--)
{
for (j = i; j<rows ; j++)
{
System.out.print(" ");
}
for (k = 1; k <= (2*i -1) ;k++)
{
if( k==1 || i == rows || k==(2*i-1))
{
System.out.print("*");
}
else
{
System.out.print(" ");
}
}
System.out.println("");
}
}
}
Output:
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f65e1_0736231bc13140d8a23ee030b82748c1~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_88,h_39,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/0f65e1_0736231bc13140d8a23ee030b82748c1~mv2.png)
Source: javapoint
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