I don't understand how to go about solving this equation more specifically the "y". Any help is appreciated. (:

Answer:
y^2/x^6
apply exponent rule:
x^-2/x^4=1/x^4-(-2)=y/y^-1 x^4 -(-2)
then you subtract 4-(-2)=6
y/x^6 y^-1
cancel out the common factor: y^-1 and you get
y^2
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x^6