Fundamental Bearings Notation Problem

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A surveyor measures the angle from the north direction to a distant landmark and finds it to be $42^\circ$ East of North. Express this bearing in standard bearing notation as used in field surveying.

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Recall that bearings are expressed relative to North by indicating the angle eastward (or westward).

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N42°E

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