Answer:
The perimeter of the garden, in meters, is

Explanation:
Diagonal of a square:
The diagonal of a square is found applying the Pythagorean Theorem.
The diagonal of the square is the hypothenuse, while we have two sides.
Diagonal of 12m:
This means that
, side s. So





Factoring 72:
Factoring 72 into prime factors, we have that:
72|2
36|2
18|2
9|3
3|3
1
So

So, in simplest radical form:

Perimeter of the garden:
The perimeter of a square with side of s units is given by:

In this question, since


The perimeter of the garden, in meters, is
