How to display square root symbol instead of decimal.

The number of display format does not include the square, I can only select decimal, rational..., but not square root. When I input sqrt(5) in a matrix and display it, it is transformed to decimal. Can I keep the square root form?

[KSSV]

Where you want to display it?

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

sqrt(sym(5))

ans = 

This requires the Symbolic Toolbox.

Also, display of the square root symbol itself instead of 5^(1/2) requires that you are using Livescript