(1) 证明:
$\because ∠ D=90°,$$BE⊥ AC,$
$\therefore ∠ AFE=∠ D=90°。$
$\because EA$平分$∠ DEF,$
$\therefore ∠ FEA=∠ DEA。$
在$△ FAE$和$△ DAE$中,
$\begin{cases} ∠ AFE=∠ D=90°,\\ ∠ FEA=∠ DEA,\\ EA=EA, \end{cases}$
$\therefore △ FAE≌△ DAE(\mathrm{AAS}),$
$\therefore AF=AD。$
(2) 解:
$\because ∠ D=90°,$$BE⊥ AC,$
$\therefore ∠ AFB=∠ D=90°,$
$\therefore △ ABF$和$△ ACD$均为直角三角形。
在$\mathrm{Rt}△ ABF$和$\mathrm{Rt}△ ACD$中,
$\begin{cases} AB=AC,\\ AF=AD, \end{cases}$
$\therefore \mathrm{Rt}△ ABF≌\mathrm{Rt}△ ACD(\mathrm{HL}),$
$\therefore BF=CD=7。$
$\because DE=3,$
$\therefore CE=CD-DE=7-3=4。$