Vector Component Question

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I have the following problem: A helicopter capable of flying at a speed of 100km per hour in still air takes off from O for a mining town located at A. The position vector of A relative to O is 200i-300j km. Throughout the journey, the helicopter encounters a wind blowing with velocity 13i + 5j km per hour. Find the velocity vector the pilot should set so that the helicopter flies directly to A and find the time taken for this journey.

I know how to solve for the velocity vector which works out to be 43.635i -89.96j, but I am unsure of how to find the time taken. Any help would be much appreciated.

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Add the velocity vector to the wind vector to get the resultant vector, which is the helicopter's actual velocity. Then divide the distance to $A$ by the magnitude of the resultant vector.