Determining $\gcd(n^2+100, n^2+2n+101)$

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How would you determine an $n$ value given: $$\gcd(n^2+100,n^2+2n+101)$$

I found the solution off a website, and I don't understand anything past the first step, found in solution 4:

https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1985_AIME_Problems/Problem_13#Solution_4

Could someone please explain?

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