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= Solution

Because $e^{-\lambda|k|}$ is an <even function>, <Fourier inversion> reduces to a cosine integral:
$$
\begin{aligned}
g(x)
&=\frac1{2\pi}\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}e^{-\lambda|k|}e^{ikx}\,dk\\
&=\frac1\pi\int_0^\infty e^{-\lambda k}\cos(kx)\,dk
=\frac1\pi\operatorname{Re}\frac1{\lambda-ix}.
\end{aligned}
$$
Therefore
$$
\boxed{g(x)=\frac{\lambda}{\pi(x^2+\lambda^2)}}.
$$

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