Electron moving toward an magnetic field

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If there is an electron moving towards an long straight wire at an angle theta. I am given the initial velocity of the electron and the distance it has to travel before being repelled away in the same plane. How would I go about finding the current in the wire required to repel the electron?
I know that the magnetic field for a long wire is given by uI/2pir .

I am wondering how to relate the speed of the electron to the strength of the magnetic field.
 
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