$\ (1) 证明:\because\angle BAC=\angle DAE = 90^{\circ}$
$\therefore\angle DAE+\angle DAB=\angle BAC+\angle DAB$
$即\angle BAE=\angle CAD$
$在\triangle CAD与\triangle BAE中$
$\begin{cases}AD = AE\\\angle CAD=\angle BAE\\AC = AB\end{cases}$
$\therefore\triangle CAD\cong\triangle BAE(SAS)$
$\therefore BE = CD$
$\ (2)解: 选①,证明:$
$\because BE = CD,BE = CE,\therefore CE = CD$
$又\because AD = AE,\therefore CA垂直平分DE$
$\therefore DE\perp AC。$