Contrasting Two Transformation-based Methods for Obtaining Absolute Extrema

Abstract In this note, we contrast two transformation-based methods to deduce absolute extrema and the corresponding extremizers. Unlike variation-based methods, the transformation-based methods of Carlson and Leitmann and the recent one of Silva and Torres are direct in that they permit obtaining solutions by inspection.

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