A B C a a) \(\overrightarrow{AB}.\overrightarrow{AC}=AB.AC.cos\left(\overrightarrow{AB},\overrightarrow{AC}\right)=a.a.cos60^o=a.a.\dfrac{1}{2}\)\(=\dfrac{a^2}{2}\). \(\overrightarrow{AB}.\overrightarrow{BC}=-\overrightarrow{BA}.\overrightarrow{BC}==-a.a.cos\left(\overrightarrow{BA},\overrightarrow{BC}\right)\)\(=-a.a.cos60^o=-\dfrac{a^2}{2}\).