Conic property pedal length and polar/tangent rotations

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From standard Newtonian form for focal conics $ p/r = ( 1- \epsilon \cos \theta), $ I obtained by differentiating with respect to arc:

$$ \dfrac{FN}{p} = \dfrac{\cos \phi}{\sin \theta}. $$

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where $ FN $= perpendicular length dropped from focus F on tangent at P and, $p$ is the semi-Latus Rectum. Please suggest a geometric construction for its proof.

EDIT 1:

I assumed drawing new construction lines would make one see a geometrical relationship.

I am unable to immediately think out a line of common shared length $$ FN \sin \theta = p \cos \phi $$

or a line of length $$ FN /\cos \phi = p /sin\theta $$ or any other.

EDIT2:

$ (p \cos \phi) $ does not change even if we consider the other focus.It may relate to reflection angle between foci at NPF to the tangent.

EDIT3:

The following construction I have completed in continuation with Lee David Chung Lin's setting as an aid. Take the variable point $T$ as the generating circle diameter. Draw a circle with $F$ as center and $p$ as radius. Angle $\theta $ is both an alternate angle between two parallel lines as well as it is contained in the alternate segment making $ FST, FBR $ triangles congruent. $TS$ is perpendicular to ellipse radius vector $FP$ and tangent to circle of radius $p$ at $S$.

$$ FS= p= FT \,\sin \theta $$

$$ FN= FT \,\cos \phi $$

Dividing

$$ \dfrac{FN}{p} = \dfrac{\cos \phi}{\sin \theta} $$

Construction