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Why do it that strange way?  Why not simply do
x = ones(10, 100);
x = x * 3;
or even
x = 3 * ones(10, 100)

That way you're not going against the recommendations of section 4.6
of the FAQ:
http://matlabwiki.mathworks.com/MATLAB_FAQ