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For a vector in the nonnegative orthant, the PDF's matrix gives the quadratic form
xTAx=x12​+4x1​x2​+x22​≥0.
(1)
Thus it is a copositive matrix. On the other hand, with u=(1,−1)T,
uTAu=−2<0​,
(2)
so it is not a positive semidefinite matrix. Equivalently, the eigenvalues are 3 and −1, with eigenvectors (1,1)T and (1,−1)T.
The local TeX has corrupted the matrix entries. The PDF has diagonal entries one and off-diagonal entries two. The all-twos matrix in the TeX would instead have quadratic form 2(x1​+x2​)2 and would be a positive semidefinite matrix; it cannot demonstrate the requested distinction.

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