Solution: (1) Because in the regular quadrangular prism ABCD-a1b1c1d1,
The bottom ABCD is rectangular, AB= 1, BC=2, AA 1=2, and E is the midpoint of the side BB 1.
So s △ a 1ed = 12x2 = 2,
So VA? A 1ED=VE? a 1AD = 13S△a 1ED? AB=23。
(2) take the midpoint f of CC 1 and connect DF, b1f. ..
Because DF∑AE, the angle between DF and B 1D is equal to the angle between AE and b1d.
In △B 1DF,B 1d = 7,DF=2,B 1f = 3,
So cos ∠ b1df = df2+db12? B 1F22DF? DB 1=3 14 14,
So the angle formed by AE and B 1D is arccos 3 14 14.