# Why was my question put on hold? [duplicate]

edit: I want to know what was[is] wrong with my question in the first place. Request to reopen and asking for reasons to put on hold in the first place not necessarily mean the same thing.

My this question was put on hold as off-topic because it lacks context. It also gives a link to how I can add context. The link gave the following points

My response: I answered that question which I asked. I got a few hints from the comments which helped me. Should I give a summary of my solution it the question?
2. Motivation for the question
My response: I said in the details of the question that the original problem was a trigonometric equation which I solved but was stuck there.
3. From where the question came from
My response: It came from a book which is suppose to help me in my College entrance exam. But in this context, it is really irrelevant and rather obvious.
My response: I did give my background. I am a high school student who is self-studying for the college entrance exam.
5. Reference
My response: None exist.

I am not criticizing the one(many) who put my question on hold because nobody has to answer my question as this site is run by volunteers. I am just curious. How can I improve my question?

## marked as duplicate by Brahadeesh, José Carlos Santos, Jyrki Lahtonen, TheSimpliFire, SaadApr 15 at 12:54

• Because you know exactly the context and motivation for your Question, you may not appreciate that your Readers are left in the dark about those matters or may even suspect that "in this context it is really irrelevant". Let me try to help you see what important information is lacking in the current form of the Question. You say (imperative) "Solve for..." but what follows is not the variable $x$ but the equation involving $x$ and $n$. According to your quantification $n$ is known to be an integer, but it's unclear if both $x,n$ are to be found, and what kind of value $x$ is. – hardmath Apr 15 at 4:37