-△ABC đều, đường cao AH.
\(\Rightarrow BH=CH=\dfrac{1}{2}BC=\dfrac{1}{2}a\)
-△ABH vuông tại H \(\Rightarrow AH^2+BH^2=AB^2\Rightarrow AH=\sqrt{a^2-\dfrac{1}{4}a^2}=\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a\)
-\(S_{ABC}=\dfrac{1}{2}.AH.BC=\dfrac{1}{2}.\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a.a=\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{4}a^2\)