Writing A Large Symbol In The Console

What I'm tasked to do, is to make a simple Java class that forms a "V" based on whatever height the user would desire, made out of stars "*", and spaces " ".

For example, if a user desires a "V" with a height of 3, it would look print out something like;

* *
* *
*

Where a "V" with a height of 5 would look something like:

* *
* *
* *
* *
*

(That one didn't look too good, but you get the point, it's suppose to be 5 "high" and shaped like a "V"). The problem I have, is that I don't see what loops within loops within loops I would need to build something like this.

All the easy stuff like asking the user what height they want and such, I can handle, but I don't see how this thing is suppose to be coded, to print out a decent-looking and right-sized "V" in the console.

public static void main(String[] args) {
int height = 3;
for (int i = 0; i < height; i++) {
for (int j = 0; j < 2/(height+1)+1; j++) {
if(j == i) {

[Code] ....

Looked like something of a good start, and it drew me half (!) of the "V" in the size I wanted. Am I on to it here, or am I on the moon in terms of progress? I need the entire "V", not just a nice "".