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The product of the slopes is -1.

What are perpendicular lines?

Given that PQ contains (a,b) (c,d) and line P'Q' contains (-b,a), (-d,c)

Slope of a line = y₂ - y₁/x₂ - x₁

For line PQ,

slope = a -c/b - d

m₁ = a - c/b - d

For line P'Q'

slope = -b - (-d)/a - c

= -b + d/a - c

Factor out -1

m₂ = -(b - d)/a - c

Multiply the slopes together

m₁ * m₂ = a - c/b - d * -(b -d)/a - c

Cancel out the denominator and numerator

m₁m₂ = -1

The product of the slopes is -1.

Therefore, PQ and P'Q' are perpendicular lines.

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