解:$DE = BF,$$DE\perp BF,$理由如下:
连接$BD,$延长$BF $交$DE$于点$G$
∵点$D$在线段$AB$的垂直平分线上
∴$AD = BD$
又$∠A = 22.5°$
∴$∠ABD = ∠A = 22.5°$
∵$∠ACB = 90°,$$∠A+∠ACB+∠ABC = 180°$
∴$∠ABC = 180°-∠A-∠ACB = 67.5°.$
∴$∠CBD = ∠ABC-∠ABD = 45°$
∴$\triangle BCD$为等腰直角三角形
∴$BC = DC$
$ $又$∠DCE+∠ACB = 180°$
∴$∠DCE = 180°-∠ACB = 90°,$
即$∠DCE = ∠BCF$
$ $在$\triangle ECD$和$\triangle F CB$中
$\begin {cases}CE = CF\\∠DCE=∠BCF\\DC = BC\end {cases}$
∴$\triangle ECD≌\triangle F CB(S AS)$
∴$DE = BF,$$∠CED = ∠CF B$
∵$∠CF B+∠CBF = 90°$
∴$∠CED+∠CBF = 90°$
∴$∠BG D = 90°,$即$DE\perp BF.$