[
  "Let angle BAE = 2u and angle BAD = 5u. Since ABE is isosceles, angle BAE = angle BEA.",
  "Use the trapezium property: interior angles on the same side of the transversal sum to 180 degrees.",
  "With the known angle values from the figure, 2u = 24 degrees, so angle BAE = 24 degrees."
]