$解:(1)由题意,分三种情况讨论:①{AC}^{2}=AB·BC$
$∴AC=\sqrt {6}(负值舍去)$
$②{AB}^{2}=AC·BC$
$∴AC=\frac 4 3$
$③{BC}^{2}=AB·AC$
$∴AC=\frac 9 2$
$综上所述,AC的长为\sqrt {6}或\frac 4 3或\frac 9 2$
$(2)∵AD//BC,$
$∴∠ACB=∠CAD,$
$又∵∠BAC=∠ADC,$
$∴△ABC\backsim △DCA,$
$∴\frac {BC}{CA}=\frac {CA}{AD},即CA^{2}=\ \text {BC}·AD,$
$∵AD//BC,$
$∴∠ADB=∠CBD,$
$∵BD平分∠ABC,$
$∴∠ABD=∠CBD,$
$∴∠ADB=∠ABD,$
$∴AB=AD,$
$∴CA^{2}=\ \text {BC}·AB,$
$∴△ABC是比例三角形.$(更多请点击查看作业精灵详解)