Answer
$K=5.0m^{-1}$
Work Step by Step
We can find the wave number K using the formula:
$K=\frac{2\pi}{\lambda}$
We plug in the known values to obtain:
$K=\frac{2(3.1416)}{1.3}$
$K=5.0m^{-1}$
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