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Answer: \(\dfrac{AX}{XY} = \dfrac{3}{2}\)

In \(\triangle ABY\), BX bisects \(\angle B\), so by the angle bisector theorem

\[\frac{AX}{XY} = \frac{AB}{BY}\]

In \(\triangle ACY\), CX bisects \(\angle C\), so

\[\frac{AX}{XY} = \frac{AC}{CY}\]

Hence \(\frac{AB}{BY} = \frac{AC}{CY} = \frac{AX}{XY}\). By the property of equal ratios,

\[\frac{AX}{XY} = \frac{AB + AC}{BY + CY} = \frac{5 + 4}{6} = \frac{3}{2}\]

(BY + CY = BC = 6.)

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