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Professional Guide: Simplifying Data Log Formulas

You are drafting a quick-reference guide for a data entry team to help them simplify variables in an automated report. The guide needs to explain the logic for simplifying the expression y6y4y^{-6} \cdot y^4. In your explanation, identify the mathematical rule used to combine the exponents and the specific definition used to rewrite the result with a positive exponent. Describe the step-by-step process to reach the final simplified form of 1y2\frac{1}{y^2}.

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