hey vampire i found out why drag is added instead of substracted. There are 2 ways to do this:
a) F= ma so find out F. Now F here is actually the resultant force (RF)
NOT the driving force, since the general formula for finding RF=ma. So, RF= Driving Force - Drag. Rearrange the equation to find driving force: Driving Force= RF + Drag
b) Find F using F= ma. Here we consider F as the Forward Force but
NOT the Resultant Driving Force. To find the Resultant Driving Force use RF= Forward Force - Drag. Notice that Drag is acting in the opposite direction and so drag will be taken as a negative value. In other words RF= Forward Force - ( - Drag) which is equal to RF= Forward Force + Drag.
However, i am not too sure if the 2nd method is acceptable so just stick to the 1st method. But if you get stuck you could use the 2nd method to help you out!!!