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Factoring Design Formulas in Quality Assurance

As a junior technician in a packaging design firm, you are compiling a technical reference guide for your team. One of the structural volume formulas simplifies to the polynomial expression 2p3+54q3{}2p^3 + 54q^3. To help your colleagues understand the mathematical verification steps, write a short technical note explaining from memory how to factor this expression completely.

In your response, you must:

  1. Identify the greatest common factor (GCF) and explain the first step of the factoring process.
  2. Recall and state the algebraic 'sum of cubes' formula/identity.
  3. Identify the base terms aa and bb that represent the terms in this specific expression once the GCF has been factored out.
  4. Show the step-by-step substitution into the formula and state the final completely factored expression.

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