Search lights and headlights use mirrors to collect light from a source (like a bulb placed at the focal point of the mirror) and project it outwards as a concentrated, parallel beam.
The mirror used in search lights is
Asked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2009 · Topic: Optics (Reflection and Refraction at plane and spherical surfaces)
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