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We first derive the Erdos-Gallai path edge bound from part b. If an $n$-vertex graph has no path of length $t$, thenInduct on $n$, component by component. A component with at most $t$ vertices satisfies the bound trivially. A larger connected component cannot have minimum degree at least $t/2$ by part b, so delete a vertex of degree less than $t/2$ and apply induction; the integer degree removed is at most $(t-1)/2$, which preserves the bound.

Now setand consider a red-blue colouring of $K_n$. If there is no red $K_s$, part a with $r=s-1$ givesConsequentlyThe path edge bound forces a blue $P_t$. Together with part c this proves the clique-path Ramsey number