The line has intercept on x-axis and intercept on y-axis. The co-ordinate axes are rotated through a fixed angle, keeping the origin fixed. If and are intercepts of the line on the new axes, then find the value of
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Hint: Rotation of coordinate axes doesn't change perpendicular distance of the line from the origin.