1. **State the problem:** We need to find the tangent of angle $Q$ in right triangle $PQR$ where $\angle R$ is the right angle.
2. **Recall the definition of tangent:**
$$\tan(Q) = \frac{\text{opposite side to } Q}{\text{adjacent side to } Q}$$
3. **Identify the sides relative to $Q$:**
- Opposite side to $Q$ is $PR = 2\sqrt{10}$
- Adjacent side to $Q$ is $RQ = \sqrt{30}$
4. **Calculate $\tan(Q)$:**
$$\tan(Q) = \frac{2\sqrt{10}}{\sqrt{30}}$$
5. **Simplify the fraction:**
$$\tan(Q) = \frac{2\sqrt{10}}{\sqrt{30}} = \frac{2\sqrt{10}}{\sqrt{30}} \times \frac{\sqrt{30}}{\sqrt{30}} = \frac{2\sqrt{10} \times \sqrt{30}}{30}$$
6. **Multiply under the square root:**
$$\sqrt{10} \times \sqrt{30} = \sqrt{10 \times 30} = \sqrt{300}$$
7. **Simplify $\sqrt{300}$:**
$$\sqrt{300} = \sqrt{100 \times 3} = 10\sqrt{3}$$
8. **Substitute back:**
$$\tan(Q) = \frac{2 \times 10 \sqrt{3}}{30} = \frac{20\sqrt{3}}{30}$$
9. **Simplify the fraction by canceling common factors:**
$$\tan(Q) = \frac{\cancel{20}\sqrt{3}}{\cancel{30}} = \frac{2\sqrt{3}}{3}$$
10. **Calculate decimal approximation:**
$$\tan(Q) \approx \frac{2 \times 1.732}{3} = \frac{3.464}{3} \approx 1.15$$
**Final answer:**
$$\tan(Q) = \frac{2\sqrt{3}}{3} \approx 1.15$$
Tangent Q 491B05
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