Answer
\[-48\]
Work Step by Step
To find the fifth term put \[n=5\] in the above formula, to get:
\[\begin{align}
& {{a}_{5}}={{a}_{1}}{{r}^{5-1}} \\
& =\left( -3 \right)\cdot {{2}^{4}} \\
& =\left( -3 \right)\cdot 16 \\
& =-48
\end{align}\]
The fifth term of the geometric sequence is\[-48\].
