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An inventory management system uses the expression (x+5)364x3(x + 5)^3 - 64x^3 to model the difference in storage volume between two modular shipping containers. To factor this expression using the pattern a3b3=(ab)(a2+ab+b2)a^3 - b^3 = (a - b)(a^2 + ab + b^2), an analyst correctly identifies that a=(x+5)a = (x + 5). What is the value of bb that the analyst must identify to apply the formula correctly?

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