Given r=f(θ), we are generally not concerned with r′=f′(θ); that describes how fast r changes with respect to θ
You’re using the derivative of a polar equation as the basis for what a tangent line is. But as the textbook explains, that doesn’t give you a tangent line or describe the slope at that point. I never bothered defining what “tangent” means, but since this seems so important to you why don’t you try coming up with a reasonable definition?
Looks like this one https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superpermutation based on the content of the wikipedia article