showing decimals of irrational numbers and irregular fractions



Hello

When I type something like
sqrt(2)
or
3/2
maxima shows it exactly as I wrote it.  Is there a way I can make it  
show the results in decimal form?

Regards

Justin Harford

A man's memory is bound to be a distortion of his past in accordance  
with his present interests, and the most faithful autobiography is  
likely to mirror less what a man was than what he has become.
	Fawn M. Brodie