解:
(1) $\because$ 四边形$ABCD$是正方形,
$\therefore ∠ BAD = 90°,$$AB = AD。$
$\because$ 将线段$AB$按顺时针方向旋转$α(0°<α<90°)$得到线段$AE,$
$\therefore ∠ EAB = α,$$AB = AE,$
$\therefore AE = AD,$$∠ EAD = 90° + α。$
$\therefore ∠ AED = \frac{180° - (90° + α)}{2} = 45° - \frac{1}{2}α。$
$\because AE = AB,$$∠ EAB = α,$
$\therefore ∠ AEB = \frac{180° - α}{2} = 90° - \frac{1}{2}α。$
$\therefore ∠ DEB = ∠ AEB - ∠ AED = (90° - \frac{1}{2}α) - (45° - \frac{1}{2}α) = 45°。$
(2) 补全图形,线段$DE$与$CF$的数量关系为$DE = \sqrt{2}CF,$证明如下:
过点$C$作$CG ⊥ CF,$交$FD$的延长线于点$G。$
$\because BF ⊥ DE,$$\therefore ∠ EFB = ∠ BFD = 90°,$
$\therefore ∠ BFC + ∠ CFD = 90°。$
$\because CG ⊥ CF,$$\therefore ∠ FCG = 90°,$
$\therefore ∠ CFD + ∠ G = 90°,$
$\therefore ∠ BFC = ∠ G。$
在正方形$ABCD$中,$BC = DC,$$∠ BCD = 90°,$
$\because ∠ BCD = ∠ FCG = 90°,$
$\therefore ∠ BCF = ∠ DCG。$
$\because BC = DC,$
$\therefore △ BCF ≌ △ DCG,$
$\therefore BF = DG,$$CF = CG。$
$\therefore △ FCG$是等腰直角三角形,
$\therefore FG = \sqrt{2}CF。$
由
(1)知$∠ DEB = 45°,$
$\therefore △ BEF$是等腰直角三角形,
$\therefore EF = BF,$
$\therefore EF = DG,$
$\therefore EF + FD = DG + FD,$即$DE = FG,$
$\therefore DE = \sqrt{2}CF。$