To find diagonal $ d1 $ use formula:
$$ A = \dfrac{ d_1 \cdot d_2 }{ 2 } $$After substituting $ A = 28 $ and $ d_2 = 8 $ we have:
$$ 28 = \dfrac{ d_1 \cdot 8 }{ 2 } $$$$ 28 \cdot 2 = d_1 \cdot 8 $$$$ 56 = 8 \cdot d_1 $$$$ d_1 = \dfrac{ 56}{ 8 } $$$$ d_1 = 7 $$