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Let D represent the length of the diagonal and A the area.

Suppose the sides are L and B.

Then A = L*B

and by Pythagoras, D2 = L2 + B2

These two equations need to be solved as simultaneous equations to get the values of L and B.

One way is to use the following identities:

(L + B)2 = L2 + 2LB + B2 = D2 + 2A so that L + B = sqrt(D2 + 2A)

and

(L - B)2 = L2 - 2LB + B2 = D2 - 2A so that L - B = sqrt(D2 - 2A)

which then give

2L = sqrt(D2 + 2A) + sqrt(D2 - 2A)

and

2B = sqrt(D2 + 2A) - sqrt(D2 - 2A)

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