Consider the linear program: $$ A x = b, ~~~~~~ x\geq 0 $$ where $A$ is an $m$-by-$n$ matrix, $x$ is an $n$-by-1 vector, $b$ is an $m$-by-1 vector, and $m<n$. It is known that, if this program has a solution, then it has a basic feasible solution, in which at most $m$ variables are non-zero...