i don't know what my bitlocker recovery key is
Well this is a completely different and new question. Some places to look here.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/finding-your-bitlocker-recovery-key-in-windows-6b71ad27-0b89-ea08-f143-056f5ab347d6
without a recovery key a clean install will be necessary.
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