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I have a polytope given by some equalities and inequalities, how can I get all the vertices of the polytope? If there's a way to deal with the one given by inequalities only, how can I reduce the equalities and inequalities to inequalities only?

--Updated 2013.12.11--

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The equalities are m.x==b and the inequalities are x>=0

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To put Daniel's comment into code:

x = Array[C, Length@First@m];
constr = First@Solve[m.x == b]
(*
  {C[6] -> -(2/7) - C[1] - C[2] - C[3] - C[4] - C[5], <<26>>,
   C[56] -> -(11/21)-C[1]-C[2]-C[3]-C[7]-C[8]-C[12]-C[22]-C[23]-C[27]-C[37]}
*)

Reduce[Thread[x >= 0] /. constr, Variables[x /. constr]]
(*  False  *)

Easy, fast, and disappointing. The polytope is an empty set.

The closest point to the origin consists of the vector with coordinates all equal to -1/21:

PseudoInverse[m].b
(*  {-(1/21), -(1/21), <<25>>, -(1/21)}  *)

This vector is normal to the affine subspace m.x == b, so the subspace does not intersect the positive orthant.

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