Is there any other information given? I don't think you can solve this without a time
You didn't mention it, but the trumpeter herself has to be standing still.
<span>Person C, the one running towards the trumpeter, hears a pitch
that is higher than B-flat. (A)
Person B, the one running away from the trumpeter, hears a pitch
that is lower than B-flat.
Person D, the one standing still the whole time, hears the B-flat.</span>
Actually what the problem meant about the westward
component of the ball’s displacement is the horizontal component of the
displacement. To help us better understand the problem, I attached a figure of
the situation.
We can see from the figure that to solve for the value of
the horizontal component, we have to make use of the sin function. That is:
sin θ = side opposite to the angle / hypotenuse of the
triangle
sin 42 = x / 40 m
x = (40 m) sin 42
x = 26.77 m
Therefore the ball has a westward
displacement of about 26.77 m