What is the wavelength of the incident photon

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A 0.650 MeV x-ray is Compton scattered at 90° by a free electron in an aluminum foil. a) What is the wavelength of the incident photon? b) What is the wavelength of the scattered photon? c) What is the energy of the recoiling electron?

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