In the production process of a glass sphere, hot glass is blown such that the radius,

r cm, increases over time (t seconds) in direct proportion to the temperature (T °C)
of the glass.
Find an expression, in terms of r and T, for the rate of change of the volume (V cm^3)
of a glass sphere.

The question seems kinda murky. If you mean

dr/dt = kT
v = 4/3 πr^3
dv/dt = 4πr^2 dr/rt = 4π(kTt)^3

"y is directly proportional to x" means that

y = kx
for some constant k.
C'mon, man, that is Algebra I

To find the expression for the rate of change of the volume of a glass sphere, we need to use the formula for the volume of a sphere, which is:

V = (4/3) * π * r^3

Where V represents the volume and r represents the radius of the sphere.

Since the radius is increasing over time in proportion to the temperature, we can write the rate of change of the radius as:

dr/dt = k * T

Where dr/dt represents the rate of change of the radius, k is the proportionality constant, and T is the temperature.

Now, we can differentiate the volume formula with respect to time (t) using the chain rule:

dV/dt = dV/dr * dr/dt

To find dV/dr, we can differentiate the volume formula with respect to r:

dV/dr = (4/3) * π * 3 * r^2

dV/dr simplifies to:

dV/dr = 4πr^2

Now, substitute the value of dV/dr into the equation for dV/dt:

dV/dt = (4πr^2) * (kT)

Therefore, the expression for the rate of change of the volume (dV/dt) in terms of the radius (r) and temperature (T) is:

dV/dt = 4πr^2 * kT

what is the "k" referring to?