证明:如图,过点\(A\)作\(AF \bot CD\);
\(\because \angle C = 90^\circ \),\(DE \bot CD\),
\(\therefore \angle ACF + \angle DCE = \angle DCE + \angle DEC\),
\(\therefore \angle ACF = \angle DEC\);
在\(\Delta ACF\)与\(\Delta CED\)中,
\(\left\{ {\begin{array}{*{20}{l}}
{\angle ACF = \angle DEC} \\
{\angle AFC = \angle CDE} \\
{AC = CE}
\end{array}} \right.\),
\(\therefore \Delta ACF \cong \Delta CED(AAS)\),
\(\therefore CF = DE\)。
\(\because AC = AD\),且\(AF \bot CD\),
\(\therefore CF = \frac{1}{2}CD\),
\(\therefore DE = \frac{1}{2}CD\)。
