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Geometry Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer

In ABC,CA=CB\triangle ABC, \overline{CA} = \overline{CB}. On CBCB square BCDEBCDE is constructed away from the triangle. If xx is the number of degrees in DAB\angle DAB, then
(A) x depends upon ABC\textbf{(A)}\ x\text{ depends upon }\triangle ABC(B) x is independent of the triangle(C) x may equal CAD\textbf{(B)}\ x\text{ is independent of the triangle} \\ \textbf{(C)}\ x\text{ may equal }\angle CAD(D) x can never equal CAB(E) x is greater than 45 but less than 90\\ \textbf{(D)}\ x\text{ can never equal }\angle CAB \\ \textbf{(E)}\ x\text{ is greater than }45^{\circ}\text{ but less than }90^{\circ}

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