$解:如图,过点C作CT⊥AB于点T,$
$CK⊥DE于点K,$
$过点A作AJ⊥EF于点J. $
$∵CB=CD=5,CT⊥BD,$
$∴BT=DT. $
$设BT=x,$
$∵CT^2=BC^2-BT^2=AC^2-AT^2,$
$∴5^2-x^2=7^2-(7-x)^2.$
$∴x=\frac{25}{14}.$
$∴BD=2x=\frac{25}{7},$
$ \begin{aligned} CT&=\sqrt {BC^2-BT^2} \\ &= \sqrt{5^2-(\frac{25}{14})^2} \\ &=\frac{15\sqrt{19}}{14}. \\ ∴AD&=AB-BD \\ &=7-\frac{25}{7} \\ &=\frac{24}{7}. \\ \end{aligned}$
$ ∵S_{△ADE}=\frac{1}{2}•AD•CT=\frac{1}{2}•AJ•DE,$
$∴\frac {AJ}{CT}=\dfrac{\frac {24}{7}}{7}=\frac{24}{49}.$
$ \begin{aligned} ∵\frac {S_{△AEF}}{S_{△EFC}}&=\dfrac {\dfrac 12•EF•AJ}{\dfrac 12•EF•CK} \\ &=\frac {AJ}{CK} \\ &=\frac {AF}{FC}, \\ \end{aligned}$
$∵∠CDB=∠CDE,CT⊥DB,CK⊥DE,$
$∴CT=CK.$
$∴\frac{AF}{FC}=\frac {AJ}{CT}=\frac{24}{49}.$
$∴AF=\frac{24}{73}AC. $
$ \begin{aligned} ∴S_{△AEF}&=\frac{24}{73}S_{△ABC} \\ &=\frac{24}{73}×\frac{1}{2}×7×\frac {15\sqrt {19}}{14} \\ &=\frac {90\sqrt {19}}{73}. \\ \end{aligned}$